mink

Other forms of mink

plural

minks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mink

What does mink mean?

mink means "the expensive fur of a mink". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mink?

mink has 1 syllable: mink. In IPA it is /ˈmɪŋk/.

What is another word for mink?

Close synonyms include mink coat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mink a common word?

mink is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.