pink vs cheddar pink

cheddar pink vs pink

pink and cheddar pink both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but cheddar pink is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but cheddar pink is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
cheddar pink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cheddar pink is a hyponym of pink; that is, cheddar pink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pink:

pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
cheddar pink: mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers

Other hyponyms of pink include Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower, china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink, Dianthus deltoides, maiden pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus, button pink, Dianthus latifolius, cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, grass pink, Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink.

pink (noun)	cheddar pink (noun)
a light shade of red	mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers
a person with mildly leftist political views
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

pink (adjective)	cheddar pink (adjective)
of a light shade of red

pink (verb)	cheddar pink (verb)
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
make light, repeated taps on a surface
sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between pink and cheddar pink

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