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Substantiivit
- (regional) The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- (now historical) A narrow boat.
- A stab.
- Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
- (regional) A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
- (dated) A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
- The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
- Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
- (snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
- (slang) An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare babbitt, bourgeoisie.
Verbit
- To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
- (obsolete) To wink; to blink.
- (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).
- To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.
- To prick with a sword.
- To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
- To choose; to cull; to pick out.
Adjektiivit
- (obsolete) Half-shut; winking.
- Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
- Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
- Having conjunctivitis.
- (obsolete) By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
- (informal) Relating to women or girls.
- (informal) Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
Esimerkit
- ‘Pugh!’ says she, ‘you have pinked a man in a duel, that's all.’
- This garden in particular has a beautiful bed of pinks.
- Your hat, madam, is the very pink of fashion.
- the very pink of courtesy
- My new dress is a wonderful shade of pink.
- I had taken it for granted that there would be people ‘in pink’, but these enormous confident strangers overwhelmed me with the visible authenticity of their brick-red coats.
- it is interesting to note the curious legend that the pink of the hunting field is not due to any optical advantage but to an entirely different reason.
- Oh dear, he's left himself snookered behind the pink.
- The word "socialist" has so many connotations that it can cover almost anything from pink liberalism to red-red communism.
- pink-collar; pink job
- the pink economy
- pink dollar; pink pound
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