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English adjective: pink | |||
| 1. | pink of a light shade of red | ||
| Synonyms | pinkish | ||
| Similar | chromatic | ||
| Antonyms | achromatic, neutral | ||
English noun: pink | |||
| 1. | pink (attribute) a light shade of red | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | apricot, carnation, coral, peach, pinkness, purplish pink, rose, rosiness, salmon pink, solferino, yellowish pink | ||
| 2. | pink (plant) any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers | ||
| Synonyms | garden pink | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flower | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | button pink, carnation, cheddar pink, china pink, clove pink, cottage pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus, Dianthus barbatus, Dianthus caryophyllus, Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus deltoides, Dianthus latifolius, Dianthus plumarius, Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink, gillyflower, grass pink, maiden pink, rainbow pink, sweet William | ||
| Member meronym | Dianthus, genus Dianthus | ||
| 3. | pink (person) a person with mildly leftist political views | ||
| Synonyms | pinko | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collectivist, left-winger, leftist | ||
English verb: pink | |||
| 1. | pink (perception) make light, repeated taps on a surface | ||
| Samples | He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently. | ||
| Synonyms | knock, rap, tap | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 2. | pink (perception) sound like a car engine that is firing too early | ||
| Samples | The car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline. The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded. | ||
| Synonyms | knock, ping | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 3. | pink (contact) cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
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