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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
Examples of mink in a Sentence
a coat made of mink
women wearing expensive jewelry and minks
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In other words, as my grandmother (yes, her again) might have said, the lady really knew how to drag her mink.
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Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City’s Line Creek Forest is where various species of birds, squirrels, deer, minks, fish and turtles call home.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
My grandmother treasures a mink coat her father bought her more than 60 years ago.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
The adjacent chamber is in glittering gold tiles and features designs that are themselves mosaics of jewels, silks, sequins and even mink.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mink
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“Mink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mink. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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mink
noun
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
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