pink
noun · adjective · verb
Simple meaning
A pale red color.
Pronunciation
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pingkIPA pronunciation (US)
pɪŋk
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A pale red color.
The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
“My new dress is a wonderful shade of pink.”
Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
A socialist who is not wholly communist.
A narrow boat.
adjective
Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
Having conjunctivitis.
informal
Relating to women or girls.
informal
Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
verb
To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.
Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
To prick with a sword.
To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
To become pink in color, to redden.
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- “The sky turned a beautiful shade of pink at sunset this evening.”noun
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Sense: having a colour between red and white
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