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      pink
      noun
      A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers.
      Magenta, the colour evoked by red and blue light when combined.
      Pale red.
      Any of various flowers of that colour in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
      Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
      A huntsman.
      (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, coloured pink, with a value of 6 points.
      (slang) An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie.
      (slang) The vagina or vulva.
      (regional) The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
      (regional) A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
      A surname.
      Alternative form of pinko. [(informal, often derogatory, chiefly US) A socialist, particularly one who is not completely communist.]
      (dated) A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
      (now obsolete) A narrow boat.
      (obsolete) A small hole made by puncturing something, as with a rapier, dagger, or pinking iron.
      (obsolete) 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.
      (obsolete) A small hole or eyelet punched in a garment for decoration, as with a pinking iron; a scallop.
      (historical) Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green or brown shades, made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base.
      (slang, derogatory, dated) An operative of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
      verb
      (intransitive) To become pink in color, to redden.
      (transitive) To turn (something) pink.
      (transitive) 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.
      (obsolete) To wink; to blink.
      adjective
      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.
      (informal) Relating to women or girls.
      (informal) Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
      (obsolete) Half-shut; winking.
      Synonyms for pink
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      Words related to pink
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