1 pale red in colour:
pale pink roses * She went bright pink with embarrassment. * The sun was now just a pink glow in the evening sky.
2 [onlybeforenoun] connected with HOMOSEXUAL people:
the pink pound / dollar (= money spent by HOMOSEXUALS as an influence in the economy)
3 (politics) (informal, disapproving) having or showing slightly LEFT-WING political views:
pale pink politics
compareREDadj.
pinkness noun [U]
IDIOMS see TICKLEv.
Part of speech: noun
1 [U,C] a pale red colour:
She was dressed in pink at the wedding. * The bedroom was decorated in pale pinks.
2 [C] a garden plant with pink, red or white flowers that have a sweet smell
IDIOMS
in the pink (old-fashioned, informal) in good health
verb (BrE) (AmE ping) [V] (of a car engine) to make knocking sounds because the fuel is not burning correctly
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is pink a noun, verb, or something else?
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