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adjective pɪŋkpɪŋk 1Of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon. her face was pink with embarrassment Example sentencesExamples - Bear in mind, too, that the rosy pink colour of this product is produced by feeding the fish chemical dye.
- Hot pink hearts on white paper are always a big hit.
- My nose is an attractive pink colour, as are my cheeks.
- We are standing in a spacious kitchen painted a dusky pink colour that, were it a lipstick or nail varnish, would be called Plum Beautiful or Berry Sorbet.
- Everything remains white, less a pink shag rug, and two paintings of Lower East Side landscapes from an artist I met at a bar.
- You get a very intense light coming off these clouds as the sun reflects on them, with colours of bright pink yellow and intense white at the core.
- Some of the later flowering hybrids are more unusual in their colour with pink trumpets and white petals.
- With its pink colour, it was originally intended as the definitive women's drink, though that role is now occupied by the rather less prosaic Red Bull and vodka.
- I have chuckled at conservative white men in pink shorts.
- On closer inspection, I noticed that his tail was droopy, and one of this back legs seems to be very pink under the white socks.
- Remove the pink corals from the white scallops then wrap strips of smoked salmon round the sides of the scallops.
- It was made from felt or something - light pink flesh coloured stuffed material with brown curls fanning out.
- She had snow white skin, pink cheeks, and coal black hair.
- Her glass carriage was drawn by four white horses decorated with pink plumage and two coach men dressed in white suits, pink ties and top hats.
- I turned back to the mirror, taking in my smoky eyes and light pink lipstick, with rosy cheeks.
- The walls were painted a pale almost fleshy pink colour (what might be described as anaemic salmon).
- Walker, wearing a light pink skirt and white shirt, showed little emotion as her sentence was read out at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
- Maureen Brennan was the height of summer fashion in a beautiful white skirt and pink top.
- Skin white as porcelain and rosy pink cheeks, not too distinct, dances in the light.
- The skin should be smooth and have a white or light pink colour.
Synonyms rosy, rose, rose-coloured, rosé, pale red, salmon, salmon-pink, shell-pink flesh-coloured, flushed, blushing - 1.1 (of wine) rosé.
Example sentencesExamples - Today, pink wine sales are increasing in France and the United States, as well as in Britain.
- There we dined on charcuterie, cheese, fish and humous accompanied by a variety of fresh breads and pink champagne with strawberries.
- If I gave the cork count when I met a participant there was always a giggle and a comment ‘only the finest pink champagne’.
- Maybe it wasn't all pink champagne and roses last night after all.
- If you are still not convinced about pink wine, then what about a terrific red with a name that suggests it's a rosé?
- Spain also takes pink wines seriously - so seriously that it has at least two names for them, depending on the intensity of the colour.
- Eventually, the trucker is seduced into turning up at a motel with a bottle of pink champagne, expecting to find the sexy chick from the CB.
- ‘Blah, blah, blah,’ muttered Texas behind her tall glass filled with hot pink champagne.
- A good rose is hard to find and this will satisfy many who like to drink a pink wine with buffets and Oriental meals.
- She could pour pink champagne in her CPU and I'd open it up and take a blow dryer to it without a grousing word.
- The pink wine is favored in that sun-basked region for its refreshing crispness and ability to pair up with a wide variety of foods.
- For my own part, I cannot remember ever tasting so many bottles of pink wine.
- Smith concurs when it comes to upping his inventory of salmon-coral and deep hued pink wines.
- If you really want to see each other through rose-coloured spectacles this February 14th, you could opt for pink champagne.
- Is the Bordeaux area too grand to produce a popular, everyday pink wine?
- The bad news this year is that the pink champagne of choice is harder to find than usual.
- Make it pink champagne, girlfriend - because you're worth it.
- The good news is that just as still pink wines have become respectable over the past decade, slowly so has rosé champagne, with more care taken over its production.
- I would recommend it to anyone… along with the pink champagne they serve there.
- Today I watched her eat an entire tub of cottage cheese and drink three glasses of pink Champagne.
2derogatory, informal Having or showing left-wing tendencies. Example sentencesExamples - However, the pink revolution failed with the victory of a hardliner.
3Of or associated with homosexuals. a boom in the pink economy Example sentencesExamples - Scottish businesses are gearing up to cash in on the pink pound at the country's first ever gay-only wedding exhibition.
- As one of the first people to spot the potential of the pink pound, he and his company were all over the gay papers which, just as soon as they discovered his photogenic looks, were all over him.
- The Liverpool Echo reports local officials want a share of the pink pound, money spent by gay and lesbian visitors.
- As consumers, gay men are unusually powerful - the pink pound and so on.
- A pink triangle was for men charged with acts of homosexuality.
- The pink pound is about to gain more currency in Scotland.
- Manchester city council also realised the potential value of the pink pound and the importance of specialist events for attracting tourists.
- Otherwise, it will remain an Irish Sicily, loyal to the half-crown when it should be chasing the pink pound.
- Perhaps more importantly, the realisation that both the pink pound and pocket money were untapped, encouraged the wave of celebrity media around today.
- But, shopping with, or indeed for, those paying with the pink pound, is certainly an amusing experience.
- Number of pink pounds in their income: 60 billion, according to Barclays Bank.
- Since the late 1990s event organisers have attempted to cash in on the pink economy.
- I'm fed up with this convenient courting of the pink pound - I don't want to be equal just because I'm financially valuable!
- Bent The film version of Martin Sherman's searing stage play stars Clive Owen as a gay inmate of Dachau who denies his homosexuality and is given a yellow rather than a pink star to wear.
- It is surely the last thing the tourism industry needs as it chases the pink pound, and every shade of pound, too, for that matter.
- The bank likes to brag about how much business it turns down and the pink pound is likely to be far more valuable than the radical Christian pound, anyway.
- On the other, the victim gays seek to deny the power of the pink pound and prefer to present gays as poor and downtrodden.
- Punters cashing in their pink pounds to the sound of second-rate pop groups is not really my thing.
- There is a massive wedding market in the Borders and a lot of hotels are going to try and cash in on the pink pound.
noun pɪŋkpɪŋk 1mass noun Pink colour, pigment, or material. soft pastel shades of pink and blue Example sentencesExamples - If you happened to be patronising the inns of Kendal on Friday, you no doubt will have noticed a rather merry group of women dressed head-to-toe in pink.
- We watched in anticipation each evening as the sun was swallowed by the horizon, gratified time and again by a dazzle of reds, pinks, oranges and purples and that evasive flash of green.
- She even has the perfect size lips that stay the perfect color pink.
- Similar pigments occur in pink, red, and, surprisingly, blue petals.
- The setting sun had already turned the eastern peaks a deep pink - a pink that was growing redder by the minute.
- If the color pink angers visiting teams, it only serves to make them more adversarial, not less.
- Katie glared at her, she absolutely hated the color pink.
- Ruffled clothes and the color pink really didn't suit me.
- As darkness drew near I joyfully and thankfully watched the pinks, purples, blues and golden colors of the sky melt together into a picture-perfect sunset.
- They come in pink, crimson and magenta, but my favourites are the blues.
- Her eyes widened a bit when she saw that the room was colored a light pink with dashes of dark purple and black here and there around the room.
- You realize that contact with the dread color pink does not actually make a man weak, or a woman, either.
- Containers are planted with geraniums and petunias in Ann's favorite colors - pink, lavender, and cerise.
- What's happening to the world, when the color pink comes back in style?
- Becca's room, which the girl had proudly shown him, was sort of the same shade, but in pink.
- Important colors include strong hot pink, turquoise and lime green, as well as black, beige and khaki.
- I didn't know that many things came in the color pink, he mused irritably.
- Looking pretty in pink, the newly voted Mum of the Year was besieged by the paparazzi at every turn.
- The living room was carpeted in pink and 2 beige sofas with blue pillows lined the corner.
- I smiled, watching her face go from the color pink to red.
- I found a story about the FCC decision in The Financial Times - which also provided a lovely peachy pink for the color.
- The best bets for backing are highlighted blue and for laying in pink.
- Years ago I read Desmond Morris's The Soccer Tribe which said that no football team will ever play in pink because it makes them look a like a bunch of, well, blokes wearing pink.
- Ever since discovering eBay I have known that there were some rare issues of my suitcase in pink.
- She takes off her dress revealing a one piece bathing suit colored pink.
- The room is baby pink, not the color I would have chosen, but hey, I can't really be picky.
- The light pink was a nice color as well and I think the fabric was silk but at that moment I really didn't care.
- They will bloom in pink for Louise and Gemma and in blue for Hayley because it was her favourite colour.
- She's a princess in pink, dripping with gold and crowned with a glittering tiara.
- I'll make them regret assuming their best friend is gay simply because he doesn't object to the color pink!
- Each game giving way to more games until the sky turned an orange-red color with streaks of pink, as the way the sky would in the evening when the sun is about to set.
- A younger woman dressed completely in pink followed her into the room.
- A few seconds later, a girl wearing a helmet and clad in pink on a Honda Activa smiled at me and stopped near me and said ‘Hi!’
- She wore a long v-neck gown with long sleeves that touched the ground and in the sparkling color of pink.
- I rushed upstairs, to find pretty bedrooms, in pink!
- And of course, as I'm all girl, I had to buy them in pink.
- Tessa Skara, dressed in pink, was the first to take to the dimly lit stage.
- The bundles will retail for £100 and made be available in pink or blue - says it all, really - giving the machine the same hue as toilet paper.
- Darcy didn't put any accessories by it, for the color of the pink was enough.
- Three tiny girls in pink with big beady eyes can these days be seen running around school corridors in Delhi.
- 1.1 The scarlet jacket worn by fox-hunters or the material from which this is made.
Example sentencesExamples - Just when hunting pink is to be outlawed, cagoule red is being given the green light today, with armies of walkers now allowed to wander across ‘private’ property
- Banning battery farming would do a lot more good than banning hunting, but there isn't the emotional punch of watching Otis cry because he'll have to donate his hunting pink to Oxfam.
- More than 1,200 of them including farmers, gamekeepers and riders in hunting pink warned that their action was the start of a ‘summer of discontent’ to highlight opposition in the countryside to the threatened ban.
- And unless it is granted, there will still be possible mayhem in hunting pink during the election campaign.
- 1.2count noun The pink ball in snooker.
Example sentencesExamples - ‘The only worry I had was when Drew potted a pink and there was no spot to put it back on,’ said Tabb.
- A missed pink handed Higgins the ninth and he edged the final frame 68-53.
- But he misses an easy pink to give O'Sullivan a glimmer of a chance.
- Wayne Pulleston recovered recovered from being 40 points behind only to fail on the frame ball pink which handed Heworth's Dave Taylor the first frame.
- Stevens makes a break of 37 but misses a simple pink to the middle pocket.
- Williams outrageously fluked the green in the last frame of the session, but only won it after trapping O'Brien in a snooker on the pink behind the black.
- At his next visit he cut in the pink to win the frame 52-32 and thereby secure the match and the trophy for Bootham as 3-1 victors.
- Lee won that on a respotted black and once Ding missed an easy pink in the next frame the balance shifted towards the Englishman, who went on to triumph.
- Williams misses a pink off its spot and Doherty steps in to claim another frame.
- Hunter fought back from being 58-39 behind to win 63-58 with the aid of a superb snooker on the pink.
- Coulson played a loose shot and Shipley gained the necessary points from a snooker and was left an easy pink and snooker after another Coulson error.
- There actually was a bright moment when Ebdon wildly mis-hit a pink and then put referee Colin Brinded's glasses on - it was actually funny at the time.
- What happened in that dramatic 13 th frame was that Stevens got the yellow with a lucky glance off the pink only to snooker himself on the green.
- The pink went down next, the cue ball screwing around the table to bring him up on the black.
- He went 46-7 ahead before Whyte made a 14 break only for Milner to respond with his tenth red and a pink then laid a snooker.
- The Whirlwind looked set to secure a comfortable victory in Glasgow at 4-2 up before he missed a pink to let Ian McCulloch in.
- O'Sullivan eventually finishes it off with a long pink to take an early lead.
- Hunter missed a pink which would have made it 4-4, but snookered Williams in the process.
- Drago conceded the 15th frame with several reds still on the table after missing a simple pink and then Ebdon finished off in style with a 105 clearance.
- 1.3informal Rosé wine.
Example sentencesExamples - It was certainly a night of pink, hearts, roses and fun and it was good to see the ladies of the YWCA in such great form.
- Think and drink fashionable pink this season: rosé wines are making a comeback.
2the pink ofThe best condition or degree. the economy is not in the pink of health Example sentencesExamples - Quite obviously, Weeraratne is in the pink of cricketing health right now and the Anthonians would surely have marked him down for early extinction.
- Batting-wise, Atapattu has been in the pink of cricketing health.
- You will also be in the pink of health and will receive money or jewellery.
- Kaikini is pushing 75, and not in the pink of health either.
- An unseen intruder tries to pull the plug on his life-support system but the guy is a lousy assassin - instead of dying, Alexander wakes up, attractive, rumpled and pretty much in the pink of physical health.
- It is everybody's knowledge that the construction sector is not in the pink of health.
- If the last season was one in which all the batsmen were in the pink of form, the present season has shown them in terrible light with nobody able to hit the straps.
- Its weight was 20 lb and it was in the pink of condition with a splendid coat.
- Suncroft owner Willie Delaney, really has his string in the pink of condition at the present time and is fast becoming a sprint specialist.
- The one other individual sport where India has traditionally made its presence felt at the international level, tennis, is not exactly in the pink of health.
- Instead, we are greeted by our waitress, Sandra, a student of literature in the pink of health.
- To make sure that your most prized rose garden is in the pink or even red of their health, simply follow these tips on rose care dealing with most of their health dilemma.
- You will be in the pink of health and will experience an increase in wealth.
- Pink is your colour this week, as you will be in the pink of health.
- The good news is that Dato Star is in the pink of condition.
- The Congress veteran, K. Karunakaran's passion for politics is matched only by his keenness for keeping in the pink of health.
- Island Tina trained by Seamus Graham was sent away the 6/4 favourite but she was unfortunate to come up against Peter Spice in the pink of condition.
Synonyms 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 Latin ne plus ultra
verb pɪŋk 1no object Become pink. Cheryl's cheeks pinked with sudden excitement Example sentencesExamples - Finally, Eve realized she was staring, and her cheeks pinked.
2Australian NZ with object Shear (a sheep) so closely that the colour of the skin is visible. McFowler pinked every sheep and never drew blood
Phrases informal In extremely good health and spirits. Example sentencesExamples - One of Bradford's biggest professional firms is in the pink after snapping-up a Leeds-based rival.
- For many firms, health care design is in the pink.
- But something tells me, despite all the vicissitudes, setbacks and struggles of a long career, that she will still be in the pink.
- It kept them in the pink, as all exercise does, even if they did not win a prize at a meet.
- Mr Ramsden said today: ‘We are absolutely in the pink now it's back.’
- This keeps doctors in the pink, so to speak, and gives the sisters opportunity to discuss at length which medicos hands are colder than the others.
- But you know, usually with a little extra TLC and a lot of extra sleep hopefully; dads take note, most news moms start to feel pretty much in the pink within a couple of weeks.
- On the football side, however, Arbroath this season have simply been in the pink.
- A few changes to your eating habits, like avoiding fried and other fat-laden foods, can keep those tiny penile arteries clog-free - and keep you in the pink.
- The hope is that when markets finally bounce they will be back in the pink.
Synonyms in good health, in perfect health, very healthy, very well, hale and hearty, bursting with health, in rude health
Example sentencesExamples - Then Sara watched him watch her, her cheeks flushing and his ears turning pink.
- Katherine's face turned pink, causing her green eyes to glow.
- She blushed a bit, her pale skin turning pink around her cheeks.
- The immense, treelike Trina Mack stood up next, her tan face gorgeous as it turned pink with a blush.
- He missed a race and went pink with embarrassment then red with anger after being escorted off Knavesmire by burly security guards following an alleged hand-bag snatch.
- I greeted him cheerily and his face turned pink, which, I remember, didn't go well at all with the green and blue.
- Gabrielle's pale face went pink but she quickly looked away.
- The girl went pink in the face when Rae talked back.
- She bit her lip to stop the amused smile from spreading when he blushed at her playfulness, answering as his cheeks went pink.
- Well I was all ready to tell my story, when I saw him, a new face in that common crowd, he was a really cute guy and as I saw him, I blushed my cheeks turning pink, and I knew he was the one.
Derivatives adjective ˈpɪŋkɪʃˈpɪŋkɪʃ The glass is tinted soft blue which, set against the white glass, gives an interesting pinkish glow inside. Example sentencesExamples - Its bill is solid black in summer and has a pinkish or reddish base during winter.
- It took twenty minutes to put on some perfume and a light pinkish / reddish lipstick.
- The peel is orange, the flesh is pinkish to rosy orange, and the flavor is a little sweeter than that of the regular navel.
- Those are the pinkish reddish bits in the four corners.
adverb His hands were broad and strong with fine, long fingers and, like me, he baked a nut brown under the summer sun until his fingernails glowed pinkly against his skin. Example sentencesExamples - As the last of the sun's rays glinted pinkly off the top of the eastern wall, the smell of a watery stew scented the area.
- Almost constantly, the long tongue would loll pinkly from his jaws and lap at the bare, shiny patches of burnt skin that stretched across his torso and over one forearm.
- The talking Magical Mecha Princess Ami doll glowed pinkly in the dim light.
- When she opened the cupboard, Alvin saw the inch-high Tyrannosaurus erect and gaping pinkly among the mugs.
noun On one hand the head-to-toe pinkness is terribly cute, but it serves no practical purpose at this age, does it? Example sentencesExamples - This is pink, yes, but the pinkness is just a bare blush washed in to the base.
- My cheeks are flushed as I gasp for air, and their rosy pinkness glows like a sunrise.
- If you expose your whole body to sunlight and your skin develops mild pinkness, it's equivalent to taking between 10,000 and 25,000 units of Vitamin D.
- Lightning was blazing the sky with colour, making the clouds glow with an evil pinkness.
Origin Mid 17th century: from pink2, the early use of the adjective being to describe the colour of the flowers of this plant. A pink (Dianthus) is a plant with sweet-smelling flowers which are usually various shades of pink, purple, or white. The use of pink for the colour beloved by little girls actually comes from the flower, rather than the other way round. Similarly, several other languages use the rose as their source for the colour, and since the early 20th century fuchsia (named after the 16th-century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs) has been used for a distinctive shade of deep pink. Shakespeare uses the pink flower to signify the supreme example of something in Romeo and Juliet: ‘I am the very pink of courtesy.’ Here he was probably making a pun on the expression the flower of, meaning ‘the finest part or example’. This Shakespearean phrase led to the development of the expression in the pink of condition, which by the early 18th century was shortened to simply in the pink ‘in very good health and spirits’. The plant name appeared in the mid 16th century, but its origin is not known for certain. It may be short for pink eye ‘small or half-shut eye’, which would make the name like its French equivalent oeillet, which means ‘little eye’. Pink in the sense of the sort of sound an engine makes when cooling dates only from the early 20th century and imitates the sound.
Rhymes bethink, blink, brink, cinque, clink, dink, drink, fink, Frink, gink, ink, interlink, jink, kink, link, mink, plink, prink, rink, shrink, sink, skink, slink, stink, sync, think, wink, zinc noun pɪŋkpɪŋk A herbaceous Eurasian plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender, typically grey-green leaves. Genus Dianthus, family Caryophyllaceae (the pink family). This family includes the campions, chickweeds, stitchworts, and the cultivated carnations. See also clove (sense 3) Example sentencesExamples - Grape hyacinths, Pulmonaria, rock cress, azaleas, lilacs, wallflowers and pinks furnish nectar in early and mid-spring.
- A brief overview of the different characteristics of carnations, pinks, and sweet Williams will perhaps help you to make wise choices for your garden.
- These included lilacs, lindens, Virginia creeper, marigolds, sunflowers, honeysuckle, pinks, and daisies.
- Don't plant daisies, pinks, dianthus and carnations.
- As edging plants I'd use chives, compact Alpine strawberries and edible flowers such as old-fashioned pinks, violas and marigolds.
Origin Late16th century: perhaps short for pink eye, literally 'small or half-shut eye'; compare with the synonymous French word oeillet, literally 'little eye'. verb pɪŋkpɪŋk [with object]1Cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on. I pinked the edge of the fabric Example sentencesExamples - Fancier edge stitches could include binding with Lycra, blanket stitch, pinking, overcast with the serger, or turning under and stitching.
- Ornamental gauntlets with swirling embroidery and pinked edges were patented by F. Farrant.
- 1.1 Wound or nick (someone) slightly with a weapon or missile.
Bernstein pinked him in the arm
2archaic 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'. noun pɪŋkpɪŋk historical A small square-rigged sailing ship, typically with a narrow, overhanging stern. Example sentencesExamples - A pink was a sailing ship with a narrow stern, originally small and flat-bottomed.
Origin Late 15th century: from Middle Dutch pin(c)ke, of unknown ultimate origin; compare with Spanish pinque and Italian pinco. verb pɪŋkpɪŋk [no object]British (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 Example sentencesExamples - Between lines, Tioxide is not denying that TC30 could cause pinking but considers it is Hydropolymer's problem not ours’.
- This is known as pinking, and can be identified by a knocking sound coming from the engine.
- Eventually I gave up trying to accelerate hard because the engine started pinking, which seemed to get worse as time went by, so maybe it was running below par.
Origin Early 20th century: imitative. noun pɪŋkpɪŋk mass noundated A yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base.
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. adjectivepɪŋkpiNGk 1Of a color intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon. Example sentencesExamples - You get a very intense light coming off these clouds as the sun reflects on them, with colours of bright pink yellow and intense white at the core.
- Maureen Brennan was the height of summer fashion in a beautiful white skirt and pink top.
- Hot pink hearts on white paper are always a big hit.
- On closer inspection, I noticed that his tail was droopy, and one of this back legs seems to be very pink under the white socks.
- She had snow white skin, pink cheeks, and coal black hair.
- I turned back to the mirror, taking in my smoky eyes and light pink lipstick, with rosy cheeks.
- Bear in mind, too, that the rosy pink colour of this product is produced by feeding the fish chemical dye.
- I have chuckled at conservative white men in pink shorts.
- Her glass carriage was drawn by four white horses decorated with pink plumage and two coach men dressed in white suits, pink ties and top hats.
- With its pink colour, it was originally intended as the definitive women's drink, though that role is now occupied by the rather less prosaic Red Bull and vodka.
- Skin white as porcelain and rosy pink cheeks, not too distinct, dances in the light.
- Remove the pink corals from the white scallops then wrap strips of smoked salmon round the sides of the scallops.
- My nose is an attractive pink colour, as are my cheeks.
- It was made from felt or something - light pink flesh coloured stuffed material with brown curls fanning out.
- We are standing in a spacious kitchen painted a dusky pink colour that, were it a lipstick or nail varnish, would be called Plum Beautiful or Berry Sorbet.
- Some of the later flowering hybrids are more unusual in their colour with pink trumpets and white petals.
- The skin should be smooth and have a white or light pink colour.
- Walker, wearing a light pink skirt and white shirt, showed little emotion as her sentence was read out at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
- The walls were painted a pale almost fleshy pink colour (what might be described as anaemic salmon).
- Everything remains white, less a pink shag rug, and two paintings of Lower East Side landscapes from an artist I met at a bar.
Synonyms rosy, rose, rose-coloured, rosé, pale red, salmon, salmon-pink, shell-pink - 1.1 (of wine) rosé.
Example sentencesExamples - Make it pink champagne, girlfriend - because you're worth it.
- Maybe it wasn't all pink champagne and roses last night after all.
- I would recommend it to anyone… along with the pink champagne they serve there.
- Today, pink wine sales are increasing in France and the United States, as well as in Britain.
- Spain also takes pink wines seriously - so seriously that it has at least two names for them, depending on the intensity of the colour.
- The pink wine is favored in that sun-basked region for its refreshing crispness and ability to pair up with a wide variety of foods.
- A good rose is hard to find and this will satisfy many who like to drink a pink wine with buffets and Oriental meals.
- If you really want to see each other through rose-coloured spectacles this February 14th, you could opt for pink champagne.
- Is the Bordeaux area too grand to produce a popular, everyday pink wine?
- The bad news this year is that the pink champagne of choice is harder to find than usual.
- Today I watched her eat an entire tub of cottage cheese and drink three glasses of pink Champagne.
- If you are still not convinced about pink wine, then what about a terrific red with a name that suggests it's a rosé?
- The good news is that just as still pink wines have become respectable over the past decade, slowly so has rosé champagne, with more care taken over its production.
- For my own part, I cannot remember ever tasting so many bottles of pink wine.
- If I gave the cork count when I met a participant there was always a giggle and a comment ‘only the finest pink champagne’.
- She could pour pink champagne in her CPU and I'd open it up and take a blow dryer to it without a grousing word.
- There we dined on charcuterie, cheese, fish and humous accompanied by a variety of fresh breads and pink champagne with strawberries.
- Eventually, the trucker is seduced into turning up at a motel with a bottle of pink champagne, expecting to find the sexy chick from the CB.
- ‘Blah, blah, blah,’ muttered Texas behind her tall glass filled with hot pink champagne.
- Smith concurs when it comes to upping his inventory of salmon-coral and deep hued pink wines.
2derogatory, informal Having or showing left-wing tendencies. Example sentencesExamples - However, the pink revolution failed with the victory of a hardliner.
3Of or associated with homosexuals. a boom in the pink economy Example sentencesExamples - The pink pound is about to gain more currency in Scotland.
- The bank likes to brag about how much business it turns down and the pink pound is likely to be far more valuable than the radical Christian pound, anyway.
- Bent The film version of Martin Sherman's searing stage play stars Clive Owen as a gay inmate of Dachau who denies his homosexuality and is given a yellow rather than a pink star to wear.
- A pink triangle was for men charged with acts of homosexuality.
- As one of the first people to spot the potential of the pink pound, he and his company were all over the gay papers which, just as soon as they discovered his photogenic looks, were all over him.
- As consumers, gay men are unusually powerful - the pink pound and so on.
- Number of pink pounds in their income: 60 billion, according to Barclays Bank.
- Otherwise, it will remain an Irish Sicily, loyal to the half-crown when it should be chasing the pink pound.
- On the other, the victim gays seek to deny the power of the pink pound and prefer to present gays as poor and downtrodden.
- But, shopping with, or indeed for, those paying with the pink pound, is certainly an amusing experience.
- Manchester city council also realised the potential value of the pink pound and the importance of specialist events for attracting tourists.
- I'm fed up with this convenient courting of the pink pound - I don't want to be equal just because I'm financially valuable!
- Punters cashing in their pink pounds to the sound of second-rate pop groups is not really my thing.
- It is surely the last thing the tourism industry needs as it chases the pink pound, and every shade of pound, too, for that matter.
- Scottish businesses are gearing up to cash in on the pink pound at the country's first ever gay-only wedding exhibition.
- The Liverpool Echo reports local officials want a share of the pink pound, money spent by gay and lesbian visitors.
- Since the late 1990s event organisers have attempted to cash in on the pink economy.
- There is a massive wedding market in the Borders and a lot of hotels are going to try and cash in on the pink pound.
- Perhaps more importantly, the realisation that both the pink pound and pocket money were untapped, encouraged the wave of celebrity media around today.
nounpɪŋkpiNGk 1Pink color, material, or pigment. Example sentencesExamples - The room is baby pink, not the color I would have chosen, but hey, I can't really be picky.
- She even has the perfect size lips that stay the perfect color pink.
- They come in pink, crimson and magenta, but my favourites are the blues.
- As darkness drew near I joyfully and thankfully watched the pinks, purples, blues and golden colors of the sky melt together into a picture-perfect sunset.
- The setting sun had already turned the eastern peaks a deep pink - a pink that was growing redder by the minute.
- The light pink was a nice color as well and I think the fabric was silk but at that moment I really didn't care.
- Three tiny girls in pink with big beady eyes can these days be seen running around school corridors in Delhi.
- Similar pigments occur in pink, red, and, surprisingly, blue petals.
- The bundles will retail for £100 and made be available in pink or blue - says it all, really - giving the machine the same hue as toilet paper.
- Katie glared at her, she absolutely hated the color pink.
- She takes off her dress revealing a one piece bathing suit colored pink.
- Ever since discovering eBay I have known that there were some rare issues of my suitcase in pink.
- We watched in anticipation each evening as the sun was swallowed by the horizon, gratified time and again by a dazzle of reds, pinks, oranges and purples and that evasive flash of green.
- I found a story about the FCC decision in The Financial Times - which also provided a lovely peachy pink for the color.
- The living room was carpeted in pink and 2 beige sofas with blue pillows lined the corner.
- Darcy didn't put any accessories by it, for the color of the pink was enough.
- Looking pretty in pink, the newly voted Mum of the Year was besieged by the paparazzi at every turn.
- Tessa Skara, dressed in pink, was the first to take to the dimly lit stage.
- Her eyes widened a bit when she saw that the room was colored a light pink with dashes of dark purple and black here and there around the room.
- I didn't know that many things came in the color pink, he mused irritably.
- They will bloom in pink for Louise and Gemma and in blue for Hayley because it was her favourite colour.
- A younger woman dressed completely in pink followed her into the room.
- I rushed upstairs, to find pretty bedrooms, in pink!
- If you happened to be patronising the inns of Kendal on Friday, you no doubt will have noticed a rather merry group of women dressed head-to-toe in pink.
- Containers are planted with geraniums and petunias in Ann's favorite colors - pink, lavender, and cerise.
- I'll make them regret assuming their best friend is gay simply because he doesn't object to the color pink!
- Becca's room, which the girl had proudly shown him, was sort of the same shade, but in pink.
- Each game giving way to more games until the sky turned an orange-red color with streaks of pink, as the way the sky would in the evening when the sun is about to set.
- And of course, as I'm all girl, I had to buy them in pink.
- What's happening to the world, when the color pink comes back in style?
- Ruffled clothes and the color pink really didn't suit me.
- Years ago I read Desmond Morris's The Soccer Tribe which said that no football team will ever play in pink because it makes them look a like a bunch of, well, blokes wearing pink.
- She's a princess in pink, dripping with gold and crowned with a glittering tiara.
- If the color pink angers visiting teams, it only serves to make them more adversarial, not less.
- She wore a long v-neck gown with long sleeves that touched the ground and in the sparkling color of pink.
- You realize that contact with the dread color pink does not actually make a man weak, or a woman, either.
- A few seconds later, a girl wearing a helmet and clad in pink on a Honda Activa smiled at me and stopped near me and said ‘Hi!’
- I smiled, watching her face go from the color pink to red.
- Important colors include strong hot pink, turquoise and lime green, as well as black, beige and khaki.
- The best bets for backing are highlighted blue and for laying in pink.
- 1.1 The red clothing or material worn by fox hunters.
Example sentencesExamples - And unless it is granted, there will still be possible mayhem in hunting pink during the election campaign.
- Just when hunting pink is to be outlawed, cagoule red is being given the green light today, with armies of walkers now allowed to wander across ‘private’ property
- Banning battery farming would do a lot more good than banning hunting, but there isn't the emotional punch of watching Otis cry because he'll have to donate his hunting pink to Oxfam.
- More than 1,200 of them including farmers, gamekeepers and riders in hunting pink warned that their action was the start of a ‘summer of discontent’ to highlight opposition in the countryside to the threatened ban.
2The best condition or degree. the economy is not in the pink of health Example sentencesExamples - Quite obviously, Weeraratne is in the pink of cricketing health right now and the Anthonians would surely have marked him down for early extinction.
- You will also be in the pink of health and will receive money or jewellery.
- Kaikini is pushing 75, and not in the pink of health either.
- The Congress veteran, K. Karunakaran's passion for politics is matched only by his keenness for keeping in the pink of health.
- Suncroft owner Willie Delaney, really has his string in the pink of condition at the present time and is fast becoming a sprint specialist.
- If the last season was one in which all the batsmen were in the pink of form, the present season has shown them in terrible light with nobody able to hit the straps.
- Instead, we are greeted by our waitress, Sandra, a student of literature in the pink of health.
- To make sure that your most prized rose garden is in the pink or even red of their health, simply follow these tips on rose care dealing with most of their health dilemma.
- It is everybody's knowledge that the construction sector is not in the pink of health.
- You will be in the pink of health and will experience an increase in wealth.
- The one other individual sport where India has traditionally made its presence felt at the international level, tennis, is not exactly in the pink of health.
- Pink is your colour this week, as you will be in the pink of health.
- The good news is that Dato Star is in the pink of condition.
- An unseen intruder tries to pull the plug on his life-support system but the guy is a lousy assassin - instead of dying, Alexander wakes up, attractive, rumpled and pretty much in the pink of physical health.
- Batting-wise, Atapattu has been in the pink of cricketing health.
- Its weight was 20 lb and it was in the pink of condition with a splendid coat.
- Island Tina trained by Seamus Graham was sent away the 6/4 favourite but she was unfortunate to come up against Peter Spice in the pink of condition.
Synonyms prime, perfection, best, finest, top form, height, highest level, upper limit, limit
Phrases informal In very good health and spirits. Example sentencesExamples - On the football side, however, Arbroath this season have simply been in the pink.
- This keeps doctors in the pink, so to speak, and gives the sisters opportunity to discuss at length which medicos hands are colder than the others.
- The hope is that when markets finally bounce they will be back in the pink.
- One of Bradford's biggest professional firms is in the pink after snapping-up a Leeds-based rival.
- It kept them in the pink, as all exercise does, even if they did not win a prize at a meet.
- For many firms, health care design is in the pink.
- Mr Ramsden said today: ‘We are absolutely in the pink now it's back.’
- But you know, usually with a little extra TLC and a lot of extra sleep hopefully; dads take note, most news moms start to feel pretty much in the pink within a couple of weeks.
- But something tells me, despite all the vicissitudes, setbacks and struggles of a long career, that she will still be in the pink.
- A few changes to your eating habits, like avoiding fried and other fat-laden foods, can keep those tiny penile arteries clog-free - and keep you in the pink.
Synonyms in good health, in perfect health, very healthy, very well, hale and hearty, bursting with health, in rude health
Example sentencesExamples - Well I was all ready to tell my story, when I saw him, a new face in that common crowd, he was a really cute guy and as I saw him, I blushed my cheeks turning pink, and I knew he was the one.
- She bit her lip to stop the amused smile from spreading when he blushed at her playfulness, answering as his cheeks went pink.
- I greeted him cheerily and his face turned pink, which, I remember, didn't go well at all with the green and blue.
- He missed a race and went pink with embarrassment then red with anger after being escorted off Knavesmire by burly security guards following an alleged hand-bag snatch.
- Katherine's face turned pink, causing her green eyes to glow.
- Gabrielle's pale face went pink but she quickly looked away.
- Then Sara watched him watch her, her cheeks flushing and his ears turning pink.
- She blushed a bit, her pale skin turning pink around her cheeks.
- The girl went pink in the face when Rae talked back.
- The immense, treelike Trina Mack stood up next, her tan face gorgeous as it turned pink with a blush.
Origin Mid 17th century: from pink, the early use of the adjective being to describe the color of the flowers of this plant. nounpɪŋkpiNGk A herbaceous Eurasian plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender, typically gray-green leaves. Genus Dianthus, family Caryophyllaceae (the pink family). This family includes the campions, chickweeds, stitchworts, and the cultivated carnations. See also clove (sense 3) Example sentencesExamples - Don't plant daisies, pinks, dianthus and carnations.
- A brief overview of the different characteristics of carnations, pinks, and sweet Williams will perhaps help you to make wise choices for your garden.
- As edging plants I'd use chives, compact Alpine strawberries and edible flowers such as old-fashioned pinks, violas and marigolds.
- These included lilacs, lindens, Virginia creeper, marigolds, sunflowers, honeysuckle, pinks, and daisies.
- Grape hyacinths, Pulmonaria, rock cress, azaleas, lilacs, wallflowers and pinks furnish nectar in early and mid-spring.
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’. verbpiNGkpɪŋk [with object]1Cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on. I pinked the edge of the fabric Example sentencesExamples - Fancier edge stitches could include binding with Lycra, blanket stitch, pinking, overcast with the serger, or turning under and stitching.
- Ornamental gauntlets with swirling embroidery and pinked edges were patented by F. Farrant.
- 1.1 Pierce or nick (someone) slightly with a weapon or missile.
2archaic 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’. nounpɪŋkpiNGk historical A small square-rigged sailing ship, typically with a narrow, overhanging stern. Example sentencesExamples - A pink was a sailing ship with a narrow stern, originally small and flat-bottomed.
Origin Late 15th century: from Middle Dutch pin(c)ke, of unknown ultimate origin; compare with Spanish pinque and Italian pinco. verbpiNGkpɪŋk [no object]British (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 Example sentencesExamples - Eventually I gave up trying to accelerate hard because the engine started pinking, which seemed to get worse as time went by, so maybe it was running below par.
- This is known as pinking, and can be identified by a knocking sound coming from the engine.
- Between lines, Tioxide is not denying that TC30 could cause pinking but considers it is Hydropolymer's problem not ours’.
Origin Early 20th century: imitative. nounpɪŋkpiNGk dated A yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable coloring matter with a white base.
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin. |