mink

noun

ˈmiŋk 

plural mink or minks

1

: soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brown

2

: either of two slender-bodied semiaquatic carnivorous mammals (Neogale vison of North America and Mustela lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat

Illustration of mink

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Examples of mink in a Sentence

a coat made of mink

women wearing expensive jewelry and minks

Recent Examples on the Web

Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur). —Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 14 June 2026

The tension is thicker than mink. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026

His white mink coat had a tail as long as the entrance ramp. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2026

In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink. —Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mink

• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink
• fink
• hink
• ink
• kink
• klink

Kids Definition

mink

noun

ˈmiŋk 

plural mink or minks

: either of two flesh-eating mammals that resemble the related weasels, have a slender body, partly webbed feet, and a somewhat bushy tail, and live near water

also : the soft normally dark brown fur of a mink