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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pink (noun)
a ship with a narrow overhanging stern - called also pinkie
pink (noun)
1.
any of a genus ( of the family Caryophyllaceae, the pink family) of chiefly Eurasian herbs having usually pink, red, or white flowers - Dianthus
2.
a) the very embodiment - paragon
b) (1) one dressed in the height of fashion
(2) - elite
c) highest degree possible - height keep their house in the pink of repair Rebecca West
pink (noun)
1.
any of a group of colors bluish red to red in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation
2.
a) the scarlet color of a fox hunter's coat , also a fox hunter's coat of this color
b) pink-colored clothing
c) light-colored trousers formerly worn by army officers
3.
- pinko
pink (adjective)
1.
of the color pink
2.
holding moderately radical and usually socialistic political or economic views
3.
emotionally moved - excited often used as an intensive tickled pink
pink (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) to perforate in an ornamental pattern
b) to cut a saw-toothed edge on
2.
a) - pierce stab
b) to wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
pink (noun)
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
SYNONIMS:
A-list, aristocracy, best, choice, corps d'elite, cream, crème de la crème, elect, fat, flower, illuminati, pick, pink, pride, priesthood, prime, royalty, upper crust
RELATED WORDS:
establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class; caviar ( caviare); who's who
NEAR ANTONYMS:
commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed
pink (verb)
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
SYNONIMS:
gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce
RELATED WORDS:
spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice

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