pink

Pink is a color, made of red mixed with white.

(noun)

An example of pink is the color of cherry blossoms.

Pink is a type of flower and family of plants.

(noun)

An example of pink is the carnation.

Pink is to the highest degree.

(noun)

An example of pink is a healthy newborn baby.

See pink in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of a genus (Dianthus) of annual and perennial plants of the pink family with white, pink, or red flowers, often clove-scented
the flower
its pale-red color
Origin: see flower,
the highest or finest example, degree, etc.: the pink of perfection
Origin: so named because of tendency toward red (see red, ) views
Informal a person whose political or economic views are somewhat leftist: a derogatory term
Brit.
1. the scarlet worn by a fox hunter
2. a fox hunter

Origin: < ?

adjective

designating a family (Caryophyllaceae, order Caryophyllales) of widely distributed, dicotyledonous plants with bright-colored flowers, including the carnation and sweet william
pale-red
Informal somewhat leftist: a derogatory term

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transitive verb

to ornament (cloth, paper, etc.) by making perforations in a pattern
to cut a saw-toothed edge on (cloth, etc.) to prevent unraveling or for decoration
to prick or stab
to hurt, as by criticism
to adorn; embellish

Origin: ME pynken < ? or akin to OE pyngan, to prick < L pungere: see point

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noun

a sailing vessel with a high, narrow stern

Origin: LME pynk < MDu pinke

See pink in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of a group of colors reddish in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation.
a. Any of various plants of the genus Dianthus, such as the carnation and sweet William, often cultivated for their showy fragrant flowers.
b. Any of various other plants, such as the wild pink and the moss pink.
c. A flower of any of these plants.
The highest or best degree: in the pink of health.
pinks
a. Light-colored trousers formerly worn as part of the winter semidress uniform by U.S. Army officers.
b. The scarlet coat worn by fox hunters.
Slang A pinko.
A pink salmon