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noun

ˈkäŋk How to pronounce conk (audio)
Definition of conknext
chiefly British slang
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity a feisty cockney who had got his conk broken more than once in street brawls

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verb

as in to brain

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Recent Examples of conk
Noun
Fungal problems are common and some produce the mushroom growths called conks along limbs. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026 The conk, the afro… and the jheri curl. — Sonari Glinton, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026 That’s what the slick dude with the conk and the blue Pontiac says to Elwood, who is hitching a ride to get to college. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024 This is a fungal conk, probably from the genus Ganoderma, although that’s not my field of expertise. — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2020
Verb
An adventure in the Philippines where the mangosteens conk you. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 The suave Hernández character Domingo appeared briefly but was conked on the noggin by White, who also achieved Five-Timers status, but as a musical guest. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Then — and this is important — she gets conked on the head and wakes up in an entirely different movie. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 June 2025 River was saved, in a sense, by getting conked in the back of his head, which took him away from the clutches of Hugo Weaving’s Frank Harkness and into the clutches of Natasha (Coralie Audret), who’s anxious to know what brought him into town. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024 According to rumors, a blazing row on the terrace of their hotel – the San Domenico Palace – ended when Taylor conked Burton on the head with a mandolin. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 18 June 2023 While some little ones conk out as soon as the engine starts, others have a difficult time being in the car for hours—or any time at all. — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 26 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conk
  1. nose
  2. brain
  3. snout
  4. bean
  5. skull
  6. cane
  7. spear
  8. cudgel
Noun
  • When your nose is blocked, even your favorite foods can seem dull.
    — Sundeep Venkatesan, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Then Rebecca was there, with bits of tissue stuck up her nose.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of nose
Verb
  • Student projects at Morgan TechFest have applied AI to brain tumor diagnosis, autonomous wheelchair navigation in airports, urban air-quality monitoring through satellites, career guidance, and drone delivery.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Participants agreed to annual cognitive and physical assessments, gave researchers access to convent archives and medical records and consented to brain donation at death.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of brain
Noun
  • Inside the snout is a radula, which scientists describe as sort of like a tongue, but also sort of like a chainsaw.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
  • Shirah sports her own purple bike, adorned with a piggy snout in front and a tail in back to match her ears, an idea her father came up with to easily find his children in a swarm of tens of thousands of riders.
    — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 21 July 2026
Definition of snout
Verb
  • Then there was winning the regional at Maryland in 2022, with his father, who was nearly killed by a beaning there decades earlier, in the stands to watch.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2026
  • In the last meeting between these teams in early November, Bane beaned Okongwu in the head with the ball after flagrantly fouling him and was ejected from the game.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of bean
Verb
  • And, most incredibly, not after skulling a bunker shot on the par-5 14th, then hacking out to 30 feet.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 13 June 2019
  • Someone took out a golf driver and skulled the top off of a full can of Bud Light and drank what was left.
    — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2018
Definition of skull
Verb
  • Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • In 1994, American teenager Michael Fay was caned at a Singaporean prison for vandalism, a day after his sentence was reduced from six lashes to four in response to an appeal by President Bill Clinton.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
Definition of cane
Verb
  • Reigns slipped out and speared Rollins – one, two … so close.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Individual stakes for each plant should be installed before planting your dahlias to avoid spearing the tubers.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of spear
Verb
  • Bruce Springsteen was standing up to the president, while universities and law firms were being cudgeled and cowed.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Hitler exploited his 37% to gridlock legislative processes, to cudgel or crush the political opposition, and ultimately to undermine the country’s democratic structures.
    — Timothy Ryback, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
Definition of cudgel

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