Dank vs Dunk - What's the difference?
dank | dunk |
dark, damp and humid.
* Milton
* Trench
(figuratively) highly potent
To submerge briefly in a liquid.
To set down carelessly.
(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
As verbs the difference between dank and dunk
is that dank is to moisten, dampen; used of mist, dew etc while dunk is to submerge briefly in a liquid.As nouns the difference between dank and dunk
is that dank is moisture; humidity; water while dunk is the act of dunking, particularly in basketball.As an adjective dank
is dark, damp and humid.dank
English
Adjective
(er)- The dank cave was chilly and spooky.
- Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire.
- Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground.
- That was very dank marijuana.
Derived terms
* dankly * danknessAnagrams
* ----dunk
English
Verb
(en verb)- I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.
- Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
- The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.
Noun
(en noun)- The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.