pink1 adjectivepink2 noun
pinkpink1 /pɪŋk/ ●●● S2 adjective 
WORD ORIGINpink1
Origin:
1600-1700 Probably from ➔ PINK2 (2)EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- pink and white stripes
- pink carnations
- A woman crept down her front steps in a pink bathrobe, her hand holding on to the rail beside the steps.
- Stems of pale pink blooms above bright green leaves.
- The pink Kaopectate left milky, stringy strands on the bathroom sink.
- The prettiest was the one in the pale pink jacket, who never looked around her as she worked.
- They slid away furtively, the pink lids blinking.
- This species is quite attractive with a pink and gold shell and feeds upon algae and diatom detritus.
WORD SETS
amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
bright pink lipstickCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark blue dress a dusky pink room
bright pink lipstick (=healthy and pink – used about women or children)
a dark blue dress a dusky pink room (=be very pleased or amused) The kids were tickled pink to see you on TV!
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN The kids were tickled pink to see you on TV!· Their appearance may not be one of illness because of these pink cheeks.
· I wore a sweet pink dress with dark pink roses patterning it.· Would Papa consent, in a few years' time, to his marrying the quiet young woman in the pink dress?· She wore a pale pink dress that swirled around slender legs and her hair was caught back with a matching headband.· Louise picked out a pretty little pink dress that nobody could possibly take exception to and so honour was satisfied.
· Here and there banners waved above the sea of pink faces, proclaiming districts and religious associations.· Orange hair, pink face, blue eyes.· Sew the hat brim on to the join between the pink face and yellow hat.· The soldiers' pink faces stood out in my mind.
· The bedroom is wallpapered, both on walls and ceiling, with a delicate tiny pink flower motif on a white background.· The vibrant village is a place where some residents plant rows of red and pink flowers around their squat concrete houses.· Centaury got its name from the centaur, which cured itself from a poisoned dart with this pink flower.· Eventually the banana will send out a large pink flower.· The church was full of pink flowers - her favourite colour.· On the window-sill was a potted geranium, still in pink flower.· The pale pink flowers and grey-green leaves would match with most other plants placed against it.· Chives look well, too, providing leaves for salads and pink flowers for air-drying.
· Heather finished her pink gin and made herself another.
· She had scraped her hair back from her forehead and tied it in a ponytail with a pink ribbon.· Her face was framed by her Pamela bonnet, a nimbus of straw trimmed with pink ribbons and blue silk anemones.
· On the table in front of the sofa was a vase holding four pink roses, the blooms in various stages of uncurled perfection.· Red and pink roses on the campus were in full bloom.· I wore a sweet pink dress with dark pink roses patterning it.· A bunch of bright pink roses tapped the window, like a last gesture of summer.· Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen presided over the midnight ceremony in the council chambers, which were decorated with red and pink roses.· An artificial pink rose had been placed on the red cover roughly in the centre of the body.· It stood out, jagged and broken like a decaying tooth, and it was covered with pale pink roses.
· Drift nets up to 50 kilometres long are used primarily for catching tuna, squid and pink salmon.· Traditionally, most of the pink salmon catch has gone into cans, as a less expensive alternative to sockeye.· These pink salmon, the ladies.· Next week: Jay Harlow on overlooked pink salmon.
· Thomas pink shirt, as before.· His pink shirt clinging to the curve of his belly.· Jeremy Yes, the gentleman in the pink shirt.· She said she thought the pink shirt looked lovely with my bottle-green uniform, much better than boring old white.
· The wall lights in the great stone walls were bedecked with pink silk shades.· Something about the slave girl fascinated Heather as she took in the pink silk dress hugging the curves of her body.· He looked gorgeous, dressed in a pink silk gown with a gold-tasselled cord round his waist.· Wearing a pink silk shirt and a yellow tie.
· One of the pink slips was a Returning-Your-Call message from a recently-elected female politician she had been trying to contact for days.· Ron got his pink slip over twenty-five years ago.· During those terrible months after getting his pink slip, he filled out endless application forms.· This year, one in four people who got pink slips were zapped by mergers.· The result, as Dillard knows firsthand, is a pink slip for many missile employees.· Employees at defense-related firms dramatically cut back their household spending, fearing pink slips.· For tomorrow the paycheck might turn to a pink slip.· He reported feeling surprised that his reaction to his pink slip had been more relief than anger.
· A vast pink tongue was hanging out of the creature's mouth between a pair of the longest, sharpest teeth imaginable.· As he got closer I could hear his breathing as well, and I saw his pink tongue sweep across his lips.· As they get older, the puppies can expect to see their pink tongues turn a distinctive bluey black colour.· A pink tongue darted uncertainly over his lips and he swallowed hard.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► pink-collar jobs/workers/industries etc
1pale red: - The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.
bright pink lipstick Hannah’s face went pink. → shocking pink2[only before noun] British English relating to people who are homosexual → be tickled pink at tickle1(3)pink1 adjectivepink2 noun
pinkpink2 ●●● S2 noun WORD ORIGINpink2
Origin:
1500-1600 Perhaps from pink eye ‘half-shut eye’, used as a name for the plant, from Dutch pink oogen ‘small eyes’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Although many range from shocking pink to cerise, the blue pulse gives the whole place a purple glow.
- Her cheeks were flushed and her eyes sparkled, while the deep rose pink of the bodice suited her to perfection.
- It did not turn an appetizing pink.
- Stronger pinks can be softened with brush-stroke application.
- With her blue-black qi-pao, they bordered on desperate pink.
WORD SETS
amber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Her room was decorated in bright pinks and purples.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark blue dress a dusky pink room
Her room was decorated in bright pinks and purples. (=healthy and pink – used about women or children)
a dark blue dress a dusky pink room (=be very pleased or amused) The kids were tickled pink to see you on TV!
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE The kids were tickled pink to see you on TV!· We have ten videos and ten bright pink Stepping Out bags as prizes in a 7 Days Plus competition.· It was a bright pink crooked pena novelty item that belonged to my daughter.· What about some bright cans of pink, green, blue, and light yellow paint to cheer up our gloomy walls?· Add the salmon, scallops and shrimp and stir-fry until the shrimp turn bright pink.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► pink-collar jobs/workers/industries etc
1[countable, uncountable] a pale red colour: - Benny was large and square, but she wouldn't look like that in the pink velvet dress.
- Jeremy Yes, the gentleman in the pink shirt.
- Something about the slave girl fascinated Heather as she took in the pink silk dress hugging the curves of her body.
- The column is in the pink granite of the quarries of Baveno on the western shore of Lake Maggiore.
- Would Papa consent, in a few years' time, to his marrying the quiet young woman in the pink dress?
- The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.
Her room was decorated in bright pinks and purples. She had arrived dressed in pink.2[countable] a garden plant with pink, white, or red flowers3in the pink old-fashioned in very good health