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# pink

adjective (pink, pinker, pinkest); noun (pink, pinks)

«pink» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pink is a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and flamingos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#m1)
2. A pink is a small garden flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#m2)
3. «In the pink» means healthy (old-fashioned). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a colour that sorts things into groups to count or compare; parts add up to the whole; fractions of a group (half are pink). In art: mix red and white paint to make pink. In science: flamingos are pink because of the food they eat. Phrases: light pink, bright pink, pink cheeks, tickled pink (very pleased).

### Examples

- Mia has 8 pink and 5 white roses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x1)
- Half of the 20 cups are pink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x2)
- How many pink beads are left after she uses 7? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x3)
- The pink ribbon is 3 m longer than the blue one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x4)
- Mix red and white paint to make pink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x5)
- Flamingos are pink birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x6)
- Her cheeks turned pink in the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x7)
- The sky was pink at sunset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x8)
- Wendy was married in white with a pink sash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#x9)

### Note

Colour words are adjectives and nouns. A colour that makes groups; parts add up to the whole. No clue by itself. Myth: pink is not only for girls; any colour is for anyone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pink» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pink» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pink.html) on Mova free.