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Definition of Pink

1. Adjective. Of a light shade of red.

2. Verb. Make light, repeated taps on a surface. "He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

3. Noun. A light shade of red.

4. Verb. Sound like a car engine that is firing too early. "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"

5. Noun. Any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers.

6. Verb. Cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing.

7. Noun. A person with mildly leftist political views.

Definition of Pink

1. n. A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also pinky.

2. v. i. To wink; to blink.

3. a. Half-shut; winking.

4. v. t. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles.

5. n. A stab.

6. n. 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.

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

Definition of Pink

1. Noun. A colour between red and white; pale red. ¹

2. Noun. Any of various flowers in the genus ''Dianthus'', sometimes called carnations. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic) excellence, perfection ¹

4. Noun. hunting pink; scarlet ¹

5. Noun. (context: snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points. ¹

6. Noun. (colloquial) A common minnow. ¹

7. Noun. (colloquial) A young salmon. ¹

8. Noun. (slang) A unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare ''babbitt'', ''bourgeoisie''. ¹

9. Adjective. Having a colour between red and white; pale red. ¹

10. Adjective. Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet. ¹

11. Adjective. Having conjunctivitis. ¹

12. Adjective. (obsolete) By comparison to ''red'' (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko. ¹

13. Adjective. (informal) Relating to homosexuals as a group within society. ¹

14. Noun. A narrow boat. ¹

15. Verb. To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. ¹

16. Verb. To prick with a sword. ¹

17. Verb. (context: 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). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pink

1. of a pale reddish hue [adj PINKER, PINKEST] / to cut a saw-toothed edge on cloth [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Pink

1. 1. 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. 2. A colour resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; so called from the common colour of the flower. 3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something. "The very pink of courtesy." 4. The European minnow; so called from the colour of its abdomen in summer. Bunch pink is Dianthus barbatus. China, or Indian, pink. See China. Clove pink is Dianthus Caryophyllus, the stock from which carnations are derived. Garden pink. See Pheasant's eye. Meadow pink is applied to Dianthus deltoides; also, to the ragged robin. Maiden pink, Dianthus deltoides. Moss pink. See Moss. Pink needle, the pin grass; so called from the long, tapering points of the carpels. See Alfilaria. Sea pink. See Thrift. Origin: Perh. Akin to pick; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. Pink. Resembling the garden pink in colour; of the colour called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons. Pink eye, the double chlorides of (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a mordant for madder and cochineal. Pink saucer, a small saucer, the inner surface of which is covered with a pink pigment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pink

pinin pining piningly pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear pinioned pinioning pinionist pinionists pinions

pinite pinites pinitol pinitols pink-and-white everlasting pink-collar pink-eye pink-eyes pink-slipped pink 'un

pink bollworm pink calla pink cigars pink cockatoo pink disease pink disease fungus

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