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# pink

«pink» in Mova's school dictionary: **a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pink is a light red colour, like many flowers, candyfloss and flamingos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#m1)

2) A pink is a small garden flower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#m2)

3) «In the pink» means healthy (old-fashioned). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- [Laundry means sorting colours, reading labels and choosing the right temperature; a red sock in a white wash turns everything pink.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/8/)
- [The alligator snapping turtle lures fish with a pink worm-shaped flap on its tongue and then snaps its jaws shut.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/31-turtles-and-tortoises/16/)
- [Beetroot can turn poo and wee pink for a day, which is harmless.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/364-the-body-s-rough-side-burps-farts-snot-sneezes-hiccups-and-poo/16/)
- [Zoos add pink colouring to flamingos' food, or the birds slowly fade.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/367-animal-colours-pink-flamingos-rare-blue-animals-white-albinos-and-black-panthers/6/)
- [The White Rabbit has pink eyes and says "Oh dear!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/1-alice-ch1-part1-down-the-rabbit-hole/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pink» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pink/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.