pink

Plural: pinks

Noun

a light shade of red
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
a person with mildly leftist political views
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
Magenta, the colour evoked by red and blue light when combined.
A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
Pale red.
Any of various flowers of that colour in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
A huntsman.
One of the colour balls used in snooker, coloured pink, with a value of 6 points.
An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie.
Alternative form of pinko.
The vagina or vulva.
The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
A narrow boat.
A small hole made by puncturing something, as with a rapier, dagger, or pinking iron.
A small hole or puncture made by a sharp, slender instrument such as a rapier, poniard or dagger, or (by extension) a bullet; a stab.
A small hole made by puncturing something, as with a rapier, dagger, or pinking iron.
A small hole or eyelet punched in a garment for decoration, as with a pinking iron; a scallop.
Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green or brown shades, made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base.

Verb

Verb Forms: pinked, pinking, pinks

To cut a saw-toothed or scalloped edge on fabric.
make light, repeated taps on a surface
sound like a car engine that is firing too early
- "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
To become pink in color, to redden.
To turn (something) pink.
To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.
To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
To prick with a sword.
To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
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).
Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note.
To wink; to blink.

Adjective Satellite

of a light shade of red

Adj

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.
Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
Half-shut; winking.

Adjective

Of a pale reddish color, between red and white.

Examples

My new dress is a wonderful shade of pink.
Oh dear, he's left himself snookered behind the pink.
pink dollar
pink job
pink pound
pink triangle
pink-collar
She tried to PINK her opponent’s lead, but it was too wide.
the pink economy
The PINK triple word score box was tempting him for a big play.
This garden in particular has a beautiful bed of pinks.
Your hat, madam, is the very pink of fashion.

Origin / Etymology

Origin uncertain; perhaps from Dutch pinken (“blink”) or the English verb pink from the same source. Perhaps from the notion of the petals being pinked.

Synonyms

garden pink, knock, ping, pinkish, pinko, rap, tap, chef, chib, ching, chive, draw blood, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach, prick, run through, shank, shiv, spear, speet, splash, stab, stick, stob, stog, thrust, yerk

Scrabble Score: 10

pink: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pink: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pink: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

pink: valid Words With Friends Word