Pink vs. Blush
Pinknoun
(regional) The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus}.
Pinknoun
(regional) A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
Pinknoun
A narrow boat.
Pinknoun
A stab.
Pinknoun
Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
Pinknoun
(dated) A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
Pinknoun
The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
Pinknoun
Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
Pinknoun
(snooker) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
Pinknoun
(slang) An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare babbitt, bourgeoisie.
Pinkverb
To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
Pinkverb
To prick with a sword.
Pinkverb
To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
Pinkverb
To choose; to cull; to pick out.
Pinkverb
(transitive) To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat; (more generally) to turn something pink.
Pinkverb
(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).
Pinkverb
(obsolete) To wink; to blink.
Pinkadjective
Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
Pinkadjective
Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
Pinkadjective
Having conjunctivitis.
Pinkadjective
(obsolete) By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
Pinkadjective
(informal) Relating to women or girls.
Pinkadjective
(informal) Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
Pinkadjective
(obsolete) Half-shut; winking.
Pinknoun
A vessel with a very narrow stern; - called also pinky.
Pinknoun
A stab.
Pinknoun
A name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus Dianthus, and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.
Pinknoun
A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red with more or less white; - so called from the common color of the flower.
Pinknoun
Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection of something.
Pinknoun
The European minnow; - so called from the color of its abdomen in summer.
Pinkverb
To wink; to blink.
Pinkverb
To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth or paper, in small scallops or angles.
Pinkverb
To stab; to pierce as with a sword.
Pinkverb
To choose; to cull; to pick out.
Pinkadjective
Half-shut; winking.
Pinkadjective
Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink (see 6th Pink, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.
Pinknoun
a light shade of red
Pinknoun
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
Pinkverb
make light, repeated taps on a surface;
Pinkverb
sound like a car engine that is firing too early;
Pinkverb
cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
Pinkadjective
of a light shade of red
Pinkadjective
of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon
Pinkadjective
(of wine) rosé.
Pinkadjective
having or showing left-wing tendencies
Pinkadjective
of or associated with homosexuals
Pinknoun
pink colour, pigment, or material
Pinknoun
the scarlet jacket worn by fox-hunters or the material from which this is made.
Pinknoun
the pink ball in snooker.
Pinknoun
rosé wine.
Pinknoun
the best condition or degree
Pinknoun
a herbaceous Eurasian plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers and slender, typically grey-green leaves.
Pinknoun
a small square-rigged sailing ship, typically with a narrow, overhanging stern.
Pinknoun
a yellowish lake pigment made by combining vegetable colouring matter with a white base.
Pinkverb
become pink
Pinkverb
shear (a sheep) so closely that the colour of the skin is visible
Pinkverb
cut a scalloped or zigzag edge on
Pinkverb
wound or nick (someone) slightly with a weapon or missile
Pinkverb
decorate
Pinkverb
(of a vehicle engine) make a series of rattling sounds as a result of over-rapid combustion of the fuel–air mixture in the cylinders
Pink
Pink is a color that is a pale tint of red and is named after a flower of the same name. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century.
Blushnoun
An act of blushing; a red glow on the face caused by shame, modesty, etc.
Blushnoun
A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
Blushnoun
(figuratively) Feeling or appearance of optimism.
Blushnoun
A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks.
Blushnoun
A color between pink and cream.
Blushnoun
A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
Blushverb
(intransitive) To become red in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
Blushverb
To be ashamed or embarrassed (to do something).
Blushverb
(intransitive) To become red.
Blushverb
(transitive) To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make rosy.
Blushverb
(transitive) To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
Blushverb
(transitive) To express or make known by blushing.
Blushverb
(intransitive) To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
Blushverb
To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
Blushverb
To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the cheeks or face.
Blushverb
To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.
Blushverb
To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other flowers.
Blushverb
To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.
Blushverb
To express or make known by blushing.
Blushnoun
A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.
Blushnoun
A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.
Blushnoun
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Blushnoun
sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Blushverb
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame;
Blushverb
become rosy or reddish;
Blushverb
show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face
Blushverb
feel embarrassed or ashamed
Blushverb
be or become pink or pale red
Blushnoun
a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame
Blushnoun
a pink or pale red tinge
Blushnoun
a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties
Blushnoun
another term for blusher (sense 1)
