ink
a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
a dark, protective fluid ejected by the cuttlefish and other cephalopods.
Slang. a tattoo or tattoos: Oh, nice, you got new ink!
Informal. publicity, especially in print media: Their construction plans got some ink in the local paper.
to mark, stain, cover, or smear with ink: to ink one's clothes.
Informal. to sign one's name to (an official document): We expect to ink the contract tomorrow.
Slang. to mark (the skin) with tattoos: The team agreed that they would all get inked if they brought home the championship this year.
Origin of ink
1Other words from ink
- ink·er, noun
- ink·less, adjective
- ink·like, adjective
- re·ink, verb (used with object)
- un·inked, adjective
Words Nearby ink
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How to use ink in a sentence
With ink consistency that falls in line with the standard gel pen, you won’t have to worry about smudging or being completely exact in your line drawing.
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That’s when a new era of terrorism will become truly visible, like secret ink, unless countries take note now.
Much ink has been spilled over the wonky science and plot contrivances of Interstellar.
‘Interstellar’ Is Wildly Ambitious, Very Flawed, and Absolutely Worth Seeing | Marlow Stern | November 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPowdered ink would adhere to the charged image and then it would be pressed via heat onto paper.
The edges of the elegant paper are crackled; the ink bled into the linen weave long ago and has not faded.
A lot of ink will continue to be spilled about the first-order problems surrounding that fact.
His ink ranges from images of his children to the Superman logo (that one seems especially fitting given his leaping blocks).
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementAnd, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousMaype he trinks ret ink gocktails, like de Injuns; maype he trinks Florita Vater, oder golone.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor GatesHer mother, wearing an ink-stained jacket, was busy at her desk, the pen scratching on the big sheets of pad paper.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonHer hair was black as India ink, drawn back from her rounded forehead to knot softly at the back of her head.
British Dictionary definitions for ink
/ (ɪŋk) /
a fluid or paste used for printing, writing, and drawing
a dark brown fluid ejected into the water for self-concealment by an octopus or related mollusc from a gland (ink sac) near the anus
to mark with ink
to coat (a printing surface) with ink
Origin of ink
1Derived forms of ink
- inker, noun
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Scientific definitions for ink
[ ĭngk ]
A dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods, including the octopus and squid. Ink consists of highly concentrated melanin.
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