konk
/kɑŋk/
noun
- A type of large, edible sea snail with a spiral shell, or the shell itself.
- Fishermen often catch konk in the warm waters near the reef.
- The beach was covered in empty konks washed up by the tide.
- She collected a beautiful pink konk shell to display on her shelf.
- A hairstyle in which hair is straightened and slicked down, popular in the mid-20th century.
- The old photograph showed a man with a slick konk and a sharp suit.
- Getting a konk required a lot of time and special hair products.
- He wore his hair in a shiny konk that was popular in the 1950s.
verb
- To hit or strike someone on the head, especially with a hard object.
- The branch fell and konkked him right on the head.
- He konkked the nail with the hammer to drive it into the wood.
- She playfully konkked her brother with a pillow.
- To make a hollow, metallic sound like a knock.
- The old engine konkked loudly before it stopped working.
- I heard something konk against the metal pipe in the basement.
- The door konkked as the wind slammed it shut.