pinks

Cuts with zigzags

Pinks is the plural of pink—the color, the flower, or the condition.

Garden pinks are fragrant flowers of the Dianthus genus.

The pinks are blooming early this year.

In the pinks means in excellent health or condition: She's in the pinks after her recovery.

Pinking shears cut fabric with a zigzag edge; the scraps they leave are pinks.

flower

dianthus

Carnation family flowers

garden · perennial · bouquet · arrangement · bedding · cultivar · cutting · border · rockery · fringed

color

blush

Facial reddening from emotion

  • salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
  • roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
  • fuchsiaVivid purplish-red hue

magenta · coral · peach · cerise · bubblegum · flamingo · carnation · strawberry · watermelon · raspberry

shears

scissors

Pivoted twin-blade cutter

serrated · sewing · tailor · dressmaker · notch · edge · craft · seamstress · trim · snip

condition

peak

Utmost height attained

health · fitness · tip-top · excellent · finest · perfect · ideal

stab

pierce

Make hole through

jab · poke · nick · cut · wound · rapier · sword · fencing

hunting

foxhunting

Mounted canine-assisted chase

equestrian · hounds · master · whipper-in · livery · regalia · turnout

Categories
Opposites
color spectrum position

pinksgreens

Leafy edible plants

teals · cyans · turquoises · aquas · emeralds

color intensity/saturation

pinkscrimsons

Dark red hues

magentas · burgundies · maroons · blacks

cultural/gender associations

pinksblues

Mournful American music genre

baby blues · navy blues · earth tones · browns · grays

Phrases
Family

pink, pinkie, pinkish, pinkness, pinkies, pinked, pinkest, pinker, pinking

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G