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

Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption. —Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

The farmer, his son and grandson were still collecting mink, with more than a dozen live traps deployed and checked routinely, Hobbs said. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025

The sweater is constructed using mink wool and doesn’t showcase any visible seams. —Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

Armadillo, mink, weasel and otter all hold varying degrees of risk associated with consumption. —Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025

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