pink (pinker comparative) (pinkest superlative) (pinks plural )
1 colour Pink is the colour between red and white.
...pink lipstick.
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pinkish adj
Her nostrils were pinkish, as though she had a cold.
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pinkness n-uncount
Meat which has been cooked thoroughly shows no traces of pinkness.
2 colour If you go pink, your face turns a slightly redder colour than usual because you are embarrassed or angry, or because you are doing something energetic.
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She went pink again as she remembered her mistake.
3 adj Pink is used to refer to things relating to or connected with homosexuals.
Businesses are now more aware of the importance of the `pink pound'.
4 n-count Pinks are small plants that people grow in their gardens. They have sweet-smelling pink, white, or red flowers.