Pink
Pink is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, childhood, femininity and the romantic. It is associated with chastity and innocence when combined with white, but associated with eroticism and seduction when combined with purple or black.
Pink (noun)
The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus}. from 15th c.
Pink (noun)
A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr. from 17th c.
Pink (noun)
A narrow boat. from 15th c.
Pink (noun)
A stab.
Pink (noun)
Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations. from 16th c.
“This garden in particular has a beautiful bed of pinks.”
Pink (noun)
A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality. from 16th c.
“Your hat, madam, is the very pink of fashion.”
Pink (noun)
The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red. from 17th c.
“My new dress is a wonderful shade of pink.”
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Pink (noun)
Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters. from 18th c.
Pink (noun)
One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points. from 19th c.
“Oh dear, he’s left himself snookered behind the pink.”
Pink (noun)
An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare babbitt, bourgeoisie.
Pink (verb)
To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
Pink (verb)
To prick with a sword.
Pink (verb)
To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
Pink (verb)
To choose; to cull; to pick out.
Pink (verb)
To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat; (more generally) to turn something pink.
Pink (verb)
To emit a high “pinking” noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
Pink (verb)
To wink; to blink.
Pink (adjective)
Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
Pink (adjective)
Of a fox-hunter’s jacket: scarlet.
Pink (adjective)
Having conjunctivitis.
Pink (adjective)
By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
Pink (adjective)
Relating to women or girls.
“pink-collar; pink job”
Pink (adjective)
Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
“the pink economy”
“pink dollar; pink pound”
Pink (adjective)
Half-shut; winking.
Blush (noun)
An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc.
Blush (noun)
A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
Blush (noun)
Feeling or appearance of optimism.
Blush (noun)
A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
“blusher|rouge”
Blush (noun)
A color between pink and cream.
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Blush (noun)
A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
“blush wine|rosé”
Blush (verb)
To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
“go red”
“The love scene made him blush to the roots of his hair / to the tips of his ears.”
“He wasn’t used to this much attention, so he blushed as he saw dozens of pairs of eyes watching him.”
Blush (verb)
To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something).
Blush (verb)
To become red.
Blush (verb)
To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make rosy.
Blush (verb)
To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
“When he saw it, he blushed a beet red.”
“I wasn’t surprised, but it was embarrassing enough that I blushed a little pink.”
Blush (verb)
To express or make known by blushing.
“Looking at me with a knowing glare, she blushed her discomfort with the situation.”
Blush (verb)
To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
“The garden was full of blossoms that blushed in myriad shades to form a beautiful carpet of color.”
Blush (verb)
To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
Pink (adjective)
of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon
“her face was pink with embarrassment”
“bright pink lipstick”
Pink (adjective)
(of wine) rosé.
Pink (adjective)
having or showing left-wing tendencies
“pink politicians”
Pink (adjective)
of or associated with homosexuals
“a boom in the pink economy”
“the pink pound”
Pink (noun)
pink colour, pigment, or material
“soft pastel shades of pink and blue”
Pink (noun)
the scarlet jacket worn by fox-hunters or the material from which this is made.
Pink (noun)
the pink ball in snooker.
Pink (noun)
rosé wine.
Pink (noun)
the best condition or degree
“the economy is not in the pink of health”
Pink (noun)
a herbaceous Eurasian plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender, typically grey-green leaves.
Pink (noun)
a small square-rigged sailing ship, typically with a narrow, overhanging stern.
Pink (noun)
a yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base.
Pink (verb)
become pink
“Cheryl’s cheeks pinked with sudden excitement”
Pink (verb)
shear (a sheep) so closely that the colour of the skin is visible
“McFowler pinked every sheep and never drew blood”
Pink (verb)
cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on
“I pinked the edge of the fabric”
Pink (verb)
wound or nick (someone) slightly with a weapon or missile
“Bernstein pinked him in the arm”
Pink (verb)
decorate
“April pinked the earth with flowers”
Pink (verb)
(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”
Blush (verb)
show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face
“Kate felt herself blushing scarlet”
“she blushed at the unexpected compliment”
Blush (verb)
feel embarrassed or ashamed
“he blushed to think of how he’d paraded himself”
Blush (verb)
be or become pink or pale red
“the trees are loaded with blushing blossoms”
Blush (noun)
a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame
“he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks”
Blush (noun)
a pink or pale red tinge
“the roses were white with a lovely pink blush”
Blush (noun)
a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties
“blush Zinfandel”
Blush (noun)
another term for blusher (sense 1)