pink
adjective
[ pɪŋk ]
• of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon.
• "bright pink lipstick"
Similar:
rosy,
rose,
rose-coloured,
rosé,
pale red,
salmon,
salmon-pink,
shell-pink,
flesh-coloured,
flushed,
blushing,
• having or showing left-wing tendencies.
• "pink politicians"
• of or associated with gay people.
• "a boom in the pink economy"
pink
noun
• pink colour, pigment, or material.
• "soft pastel shades of pink and blue"
• the best condition or degree.
• "the economy is not in the pink of health"
Similar:
prime,
perfection,
best,
finest,
top form,
height,
highest level,
upper limit,
limit,
utmost,
peak of perfection,
uttermost,
greatest,
extreme,
extremity,
ceiling,
epitome,
apex,
zenith,
acme,
bloom,
blossoming,
flowering,
full flowering,
ne plus ultra,
pink
verb
• become pink.
• "Cheryl's cheeks pinked with sudden excitement"
• shear (a sheep) so closely that the colour of the skin is visible.
• "McFowler pinked every sheep and never drew blood"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from pink2, the early use of the adjective being to describe the colour of the flowers of this plant.
pink
noun
• a herbaceous Eurasian plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender, typically grey-green leaves.
Origin:
late 16th century: perhaps short for pink eye, literally ‘small or half-shut eye’; compare with the synonymous French word oeillet, literally ‘little eye’.
pink
verb
• cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on.
• "I pinked the edge of the fabric"
• decorate.
• "April pinked the earth with flowers"
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘pierce or nick slightly’): compare with Low German pinken ‘strike, peck’.
pink
noun
• a small square-rigged sailing ship, typically with a narrow, overhanging stern.
Origin:
late 15th century: from Middle Dutch pin(c)ke, of unknown ultimate origin; compare with Spanish pinque and Italian pinco .
pink
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.
• "the car was inclined to pink slightly in accelerating from a low engine speed"
Origin:
early 20th century: imitative.
pink
noun
• a yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base.
Origin:
mid 17th century: of unknown origin.
go pink
• blush.
• "I felt myself go pink"
