pinks
noun
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The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
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A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
noun
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A narrow boat.
noun
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A stab.
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Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
“This garden in particular has a beautiful bed of pinks.”
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A perfect example; excellence, perfection; the embodiment of some quality.
“Your hat, madam, is the very pink of fashion.”
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The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
“My new dress is a wonderful shade of pink.”
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Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
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One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
“Oh dear, he's left himself snookered behind the pink.”
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An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie.
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The vagina or vulva.
noun
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A socialist who is not wholly communist.
noun
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Flowers in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes called carnations.
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The traditional scarlet jacket(s) worn by fox-hunters in the United Kingdom.
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