pink
adjective
/pɪŋk/
Word Forms
| adjective | pink |
| comparative | pinker |
| superlative | pinkest |
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- 1between red and white in colour. If something is similar to this colour, you can say that it is a pinkish or pinky colour
His cheeks turned pink with embarrassment.
She was wearing a bright pink dress.
pinkish-grey stone
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific coloursalabasteramberamethyst - 2usually before nouninformalrelating to people who are gay
Businesses are targeting the pink market.
Synonyms and related wordsGeneral words for sexual orientationbibisexualbisexual - 3informalhaving socialist beliefs that are not very strong or extremeSynonyms and related wordsLeft-wing politics and Leftismthe ALPthe ANCBolshevik
pink
adjective
/pɪŋk/
Word Forms
| adjective | pink |
| comparative | pinker |
| superlative | pinkest |
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- 1between red and white in color. If something is similar to this color, you can say that it is a pinkish or pinky color
His cheeks turned pink with embarrassment.
She was wearing a bright pink dress.
pinkish-gray stone
Synonyms and related wordsWords used to describe specific colorsalabasteramberamethyst - 2informalhaving socialist beliefs that are not very strong or extremeSynonyms and related wordsLeft-wing politics and leftismthe ANCbolshevikcommie
pink
noun
/pɪŋk/
Word Forms
| singular | pink |
| plural | pinks |
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- 1uncountable a colour that is between red and whiteSynonyms and related wordsColoursapricotaquaaquamarine
- 2countable a garden plant with pink, white, or red flowers and a sweet smellSynonyms and related wordsFlowers and flowering plantsalfalfaamaryllisanemone
phrases
pink
noun
/pɪŋk/
Word Forms
| singular | pink |
| plural | pinks |
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- 1uncountable a color that is between red and whiteSynonyms and related wordsColorsapricotaquaaquamarine
- 2countable a garden plant with pink, white, or red flowers and a sweet smellSynonyms and related wordsFlowers and flowering plantsalfalfaamaryllisanemone
phrases
pink
verb intransitive British
/pɪŋk/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | pink |
| he/she/it | pinks |
| present participle | pinking |
| past tense | pinked |
| past participle | pinked |
- 1if a car’s engine pinks, it makes a noise because the fuel is not burning properlySynonyms and related wordsEngine and machine behaviourbackfireburn upcome to life
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