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 Definitions of PINK  [ɪŋk]  

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Definition of 'PINK' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pink
a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.

2.  pink
any of several plants of the genus Dianthus, as the clove pink or carnation.

3.  pink
the flower of such a plant; carnation.

4.  pink
the highest form or degree; prime:
in the pink of condition.

5.  pink
Older Slang: Disparaging.

6.  pink
a person with left-wing, but not extreme, political opinions.

7.  pink
a person who leans toward Communist ideology.

8.  pink
pinks,

9.  pink
the usu. scarlet coat worn by fox hunters.

10.  pink
the scarlet color of this coat.

11. (adj.) pink
of the color pink.

12.  pink
Older Slang: Disparaging.

13.  pink
holding left-wing political opinions.

14.  pink
leaning toward Communist ideology.

15. (v.t.) pink
to pierce with a rapier or the like; stab.

16.  pink
to cut (fabric) at the edge with a notched pattern, as to prevent fraying or for ornament.

17.  pink
to pierce (fabric, leather, etc.) with small holes or slits for ornament.

18. (n.) pink
a vessel with a sharp, narrow stern and overhanging transom.

Etymology:  (1905–10)

Definition of 'PINK' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) pink
a light shade of red

2. (noun) pink, garden pink
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

3. (adj) pinko, pink
a person with mildly leftist political views

4. (verb) pink, pinkish
of a light shade of red

5. (verb) tap, rap, knock, pink
make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

6. (verb) pink, ping, knock
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
"the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

7. (verb) pink
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing


Definition of 'PINK' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) pink
having a color that is a mixture of red with white
a pink rose; a bright pink sweater; The sunset had turned the sky pink and orange.


Definition of 'PINK' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) PINK
half-shut; winking

2. (adj) PINK
resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons

3. (noun) PINK
a vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also pinky

4. (noun) PINK
a stab

5. (verb) PINK
to wink; to blink

6. (verb) PINK
to pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles

7. (verb) PINK
to stab; to pierce as with a sword

8. (verb) PINK
to choose; to cull; to pick out

9. (verb) PINK
a name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx

10. (verb) PINK
a color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; -- so called from the common color of the flower

11. (verb) PINK
anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something

12. (verb) PINK
the European minnow; -- so called from the color of its abdomen in summer


Translation of 'PINK' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (of) (any shade of) a colour between red and white
a dress of pink satin.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: pienk Arabic flag Arabic: أحْمَر وَردي اللوْن، قُرُ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: розов
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cor-de-rosa Czech flag Czech: růžová (barva) German flag German: rosa
Danish flag Danish: lyserød Greek flag Greek: ροζ Spanish flag Spanish: rosa
Estonian flag Estonian: roosa Farsi flag Farsi: صورتی Finnish flag Finnish: vaaleanpunainen
French flag French: rose Hebrew flag Hebrew: וָרוֹד Hindi flag Hindi: गुलाबी रंग का
Croatian flag Croatian: ružičast Hungarian flag Hungarian: rózsaszín(ű) Indonesian flag Indonesian: merah muda
Icelandic flag Icelandic: bleikur Italian flag Italian: rosa Japanese flag Japanese: ピンク
Korean flag Korean: 연분홍색(의) Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: rožinė, rausva spalva; ro Latvian flag Latvian: sārta/rožaina krāsa
Malay flag Malay: merah jambu Dutch flag Dutch: roze Norwegian flag Norwegian: rosa
Polish flag Polish: róż(owy) Persian flag Persian: صورتی Pashto flag Pashto: سورى كول ( لكه په توره )
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cor-de-rosa Romanian flag Romanian: roz Russian flag Russian: розовый (цвет)
Slovak flag Slovak: ružová farba Slovenian flag Slovenian: roza Serbian flag Serbian: roze
Swedish flag Swedish: skärt, rosa Thai flag Thai: สีชมพู Turkish flag Turkish: pembe
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 桃紅色,粉紅色 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рожевий колір Urdu flag Urdu: گلابي رنگ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: màu hồng Chinese flag Chinese: 桃红色,粉红色

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