Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pink
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Pink
pink
~1 adj 1 pale red (a wedding cake with pink and white icing | The western sky was glowing pink.) 2 only before noun a word used to talk about homosexual people (a campaign aimed at the pink consumer) (- see also be tickled pink tickle1 (3)) ~2 n 1 a pale red colour 2 a garden plant with pink, white, or red flowers 3 in the pink old-fashioned in very good health ~3 v BrE if a car engine pinks, it makes knocking sounds because it is not working properly; ping2 AmE
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(pinker, pinkest, pinks) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Pink is the colour between red and white. ...pink lipstick. ...white flowers edged in pink. ...sweaters in a variety of pinks and blues. COLOUR • pinkish Her nostrils were pinkish, as though she had a cold. ADJ • pinkness Meat which has been cooked thoroughly shows no traces of pinkness. N-UNCOUNT 2. 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. She went pink again as she remembered her mistake. = flush COLOUR: usu v-link COLOUR 3. 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’. ADJ 4. Pinks are small plants that people grow in their gardens. They have sweet-smelling pink, white, or red flowers. N-COUNT: usu pl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch ~e Date: 15th century a ship with a narrow overhanging stern — called also ~ie II. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1573 1. any of a genus (Dianthus of the family Caryophyllaceae, the ~ family) of chiefly Eurasian herbs having usually ~, red, or white flowers 2. a. the very embodiment ; paragon b. (1) one dressed in the height of fashion (2) elite c. highest degree possible ; height keep their house in the ~ of repair — Rebecca West III. noun Date: 1678 1. any of a group of colors bluish red to red in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation 2. a. the scarlet color of a fox hunter's coat; also a fox hunter's coat of this color b. ~-colored clothing c. plural light-colored trousers formerly worn by army officers 3. ~o IV. adjective Date: 1720 1. of the color ~ 2. holding moderately radical and usually socialistic political or economic views 3. emotionally moved ; excited — often used as an intensive tickled ~ • ~ness noun V. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to thrust Date: 1503 1. a. to perforate in an ornamental pattern b. to cut a saw-toothed edge on 2. a. pierce, stab b. to wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & adj. --n. 1 a pale red colour (decorated in pink). 2 a any cultivated plant of the genus Dianthus, with sweet-smelling white, pink, crimson, etc. flowers. b the flower of this plant. 3 (prec. by the) the most perfect condition etc. (the pink of elegance). 4 (also hunting-pink) a a fox-hunter's red coat. b the cloth for this. c a fox-hunter. --adj. 1 (often in comb.) of a pale red colour of any of various shades (rose-pink; salmon-pink). 2 esp. derog. tending to socialism. Phrases and idioms in the pink colloq. in very good health. pink-collar (usu. attrib.) (of a profession etc.) traditionally associated with women (cf. white-collar, blue-collar (see BLUE(1))). pink disease a disease of young children with pink discoloration of the extremities. pink elephants colloq. hallucinations caused by alcoholism. pink-eye 1 a contagious fever in horses. 2 contagious ophthalmia in humans and some livestock. pink-gin gin flavoured with angostura bitters. Derivatives pinkish adj. pinkly adv. pinkness n. pinky adj. Etymology: perh. f. dial. pink-eyed having small eyes 2. v.tr. 1 pierce slightly with a sword etc. 2 cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on. 3 (often foll. by out) ornament (leather etc.) with perforations. 4 adorn; deck. Phrases and idioms pinking shears (or scissors) a dressmaker's serrated shears for cutting a zigzag edge. Etymology: ME, perh. f. LG or Du.: cf. LG pinken strike, peck 3. v.intr. (of a vehicle engine) emit a series of high-pitched explosive sounds caused by faulty combustion. Etymology: imit. 4. n. hist. a sailing-ship, esp. with a narrow stern, orig. small and flat-bottomed. Etymology: ME f. MDu. pin(c)ke, of unkn. orig. 5. n. a yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base (brown pink; French pink). Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn. 6. n. Brit. 1 a young salmon. 2 dial. a minnow. Etymology: 15th c. penk, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) гвоздика (Dianthus) 2) бот. кастиллея шарлаховокрасная (Castilleja coccinea) 3) горбуша (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) – bearded pink – Boston pink – bunch pink – button pink – Carolina pink – childing pink – clove pink – common pink – corn pink – cottage pink – cushion pink – Deptford pink – Dutch pink – election pink – fire pink – flower-bunds pink – French pink – grass pink – ground pink – hedge pink – Indian pink – maiden pink – marsh pink – meadow pink – moss pink – mountain pink – mullein pink – needle pink – old-maid's pink – proliferous pink – ragged pink – rainbow pink – rose pink – sea pink – sheriff pink – slender marsh pink – superb pink – swamp pink – western pink – wild pink – wood pink ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. бот. гвоздика (Dianthus gen.) 2. (the pink) высшая степень, верх in the pink —- разг. в прекрасном состоянии (о здоровье); здоров как бык in the pink of condition —- в прекрасных условиях; в отличном состоянии in the pink of repair —- в (самый) разгар ремонта the pink of perfection —- верх совершенства the pink of graciousness —- воплощение грациозности (изящества) 3. пример, образец для подражания the pink and paragon —- высший образец; эталон pink of fashion —- последний крик (писк) моды 4. розовый цвет the pink of her cheeks —- нежно-розовый цвет ее щек 5. красный цвет камзола охотника на лисиц (также hunting pink) 6. красный камзол (охотника на лисиц) 7. охотник в красном камзоле 8. разг. умеренный либерал 9. ам. разг. водительские права he has lost his pink —- он потерял свои права 10. ам. сл. белый человек (преим. употр. афроамериканцами) 11. розовый pink saucer —- баночка с розовой краской или румянами; розовая краска his face became pink —- его лицо порозовело 12. красный, цвета охотничьего камзола 13. либеральничающий 14. эмоц-усил. редк. невозможный, невероятный the pink limit —- предел допустимого the story is a bit pink —- рассказ весьма сомнительный strike me pink! —- невероятно!, потрясающе!; ничего себе!, не может (этого) быть!, вот это да! 15. разг. (чересчур) утонченный,...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) bot. гвоздика 2) розовый цвет 3) (the pink) верх, высшая степень; - in the pink - pink of perfection 4) умеренный радикал 2. adj. 1) розовый 2) либеральничающий II v. 1) протыкать, прокалывать 2) украшать дырочками, фестонами, зубцами (тж. pink out); An ornamental edge was pinked out with special scissors. 3) coll. уязвить, поддеть, припечатать кого-л. III v. работать с детонацией (о двигателе) IV noun молодой лосось V noun naut.; hist. пинка PINK of perfection верх совершенства ...Англо-русский словарь
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funny abbr. Pink Is Not a Kolor softw. abbr. Pink Is Not Kuip softw. abbr. Purity Integrity Nobility And Kindness ...English abbreviation dictionary
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