pink
/ˈpɪŋk/ adjective A1- Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
- Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
- Having conjunctivitis.
- By comparison to red (communist), supportive of socialist ideas but not actually socialist or communist.
- Relating to women or girls. · pink-collar· pink job
- Relating to homosexuals as a group within society. · the pink economy· pink pound
Comparative pinker · Superlative pinkest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A soft pink crept over her cheek, and her eyes were kind and frank.
Theo’s to tell her to use mauve insertion instead of pink.
He says yer told him not to send ’round no more pink notes nor come hangin’ over de garden gate, and he takes dis means of puttin’ yer wise.
Tell him I saw him and Miss Ashburton beneath the pink oleander.
Other matches
- pink A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. A2
- pink To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by ad... C2
- pink Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise,... C2
- pink A common minnow C2
- pink To become pink in color, to redden. C2
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