pink

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pink
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Meanings
adjective
  • of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon.
    E.g. bright pink lipstick
  • having or showing left-wing tendencies.
    E.g. pink politicians
  • of or associated with gay people.
    E.g. a boom in the pink economy
noun
  • pink colour, pigment, or material.
    E.g. soft pastel shades of pink and blue
  • the best condition or degree.
    E.g. the economy is not in the pink of health
verb
  • become pink.
    E.g. Cheryl's cheeks pinked with sudden excitement
  • shear (a sheep) so closely that the colour of the skin is visible.
    E.g. McFowler pinked every sheep and never drew blood
noun
  • a herbaceous Eurasian plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender, typically grey-green leaves.
verb
  • cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on.
    E.g. I pinked the edge of the fabric
  • decorate.
    E.g. April pinked the earth with flowers
noun
  • a small square-rigged sailing ship, typically with a narrow, overhanging stern.
verb
  • (of a vehicle engine) make a series of rattling sounds as a result of over-rapid combustion of the fuel–air mixture in the cylinders.
    E.g. the car was inclined to pink slightly in accelerating from a low engine speed
noun
  • a yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base.

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