Thesaurus: punk
Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
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- n. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
- n. A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.
- n. An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.
- n. A prostitute; a strumpet.
- adj. of very poor quality; flimsy
- n. an aggressive and violent young criminal
- n. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- n. material for starting a fire
- n. a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- n. rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- 1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood. 2. A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric. 3. An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk. 4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] Shak.
- n:100 n. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)