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The definition of pink
13 Definitions of: pink
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- noun, any of a group of colours with a reddish hue that are of low to moderate saturation and can usually reflect or transmit a large amount of light; a pale reddish tint
- noun, pink cloth or clothing
- noun, any of various Old World plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, such as D. plumarius (garden pink), cultivated for their fragrant flowers. See also carnation
- noun, any of various plants of other genera, such as the moss pink
- noun, the flower of any of these plants
- noun, the highest or best degree, condition, etc (esp in the phrases in the pink of health, in the pink)
- noun, a) a huntsman's scarlet coat b) a huntsman who wears a scarlet coat
- adjective, of the colour pink
- adjective, left-wing
- adjective, derogatory a) sympathetic to or influenced by Communism b) leftist or radical, esp half-heartedly
- adjective, of or relating to homosexuals or homosexuality
- adjective, (of a huntsman's coat) scarlet or red
- verb, another word for knock
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- verb, to prick lightly with a sword or rapier
- verb, to decorate (leather, cloth, etc) with a perforated or punched pattern
- verb, to cut with pinking shears
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- noun, a sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging transom
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of pink