mink

mink

noun \ˈmiŋk\

plural mink or minks

Definition of MINK

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 (Mustela vison of North America and M. lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat

Examples of MINK

1. a coat made of mink
2. women wearing expensive jewelry and minks

Illustration of MINK

Origin of MINK

Middle English

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with MINK

blink, brink, chink, clink, dink, drink, fink, gink, ink, jink, kink, link, pink, plink, prink, rink, shrink, sink, skink, slink, stink, swink, sync, think, wink, zinc