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 →

2) A pink is a small garden flower. tree →

3) «In the pink» means healthy (old-fashioned). tree →

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 →
• Half of the 20 cups are pink. tree →
• How many pink beads are left after she uses 7? tree →
• The pink ribbon is 3 m longer than the blue one. tree →
• Mix red and white paint to make pink. tree →
• Flamingos are pink birds. tree →
• Her cheeks turned pink in the cold. tree →
• The sky was pink at sunset. tree →
• Wendy was married in white with a pink sash. tree →

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.
• The alligator snapping turtle lures fish with a pink worm-shaped flap on its tongue and then snaps its jaws shut.
• Beetroot can turn poo and wee pink for a day, which is harmless.
• Zoos add pink colouring to flamingos' food, or the birds slowly fade.
• The White Rabbit has pink eyes and says "Oh dear!

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pink» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.