Definitions for INK
ɪŋkink

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. inknoun

   a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing

2. inkverb

   dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods

3. inkverb

   append one's signature to

   "They inked the contract"

4. inkverb

   mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink

   "he inked his finger"

5. inkverb

   fill with ink

   "ink a pen"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inknoun

   A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.

2. inknoun

   A particular type, color or container of this fluid.

3. inknoun

   The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.

4. inknoun

   publicity

   The TSA has been getting a lot of ink lately.

5. inknoun

   tattoo work

6. inknoun

   cheap red wine

7. inkverb

   To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.

8. inkverb

   To sign (a document) (with or as if with ink).

9. inkverb

   To apply a tattoo to (someone).

10. Etymology: From enque, from encaustum, from encauston, from kauterion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INKnoun

   The black liquor with which men write.

   Etymology: encre, French; inchiostro, Italian.

   Mourn boldly my ink; for while she looks upon you, your blackness will shine. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   O! she's fallen
   Into a pit of ink, that the wide sea
   Hath drops too few to wash her clean again. William Shakespeare.

   Write, my queen,
   And with mine eyes I'll drink the works you send,
   Though ink be made of gall. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   Like madmen they hurl'd stones and ink. Ben Jonson.

   Intending to have try'd
   The silver favour which you gave,
   In ink the shining point I dy'd,
   And drench'd it in the sable wave. Edmund Waller.

   Vitriol is the active or chief ingredient in ink, and no other salt will strike the colour with galls. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   I have found pens blacked almost all over when I had a while carried them about me in a silver ink case. Boyle.

   The secretary poured the ink box all over the writings, and so defaced them. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   He that would live clear of envy must lay his finger upon his mouth, and keep his hand out of the ink pot. Roger L'Estrange.

   I could hardly restrain them from throwing the ink bottle at one another's heads. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of John Bull.

   2. Ink as, red ink; green ink.

2. To Inkverb

   To black or daub with ink: as, his face is all over inked.

   Etymology: from the noun.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ink

   Ink is a gel, sol, or solution that contains at least one colorant, such as a dye or pigment, and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, reed pen, or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in letterpress and lithographic printing. Ink can be a complex medium, composed of solvents, pigments, dyes, resins, lubricants, solubilizers, surfactants, particulate matter, fluorescents, and other materials. The components of inks serve many purposes; the ink's carrier, colorants, and other additives affect the flow and thickness of the ink and its dry appearance. In 2011, worldwide consumption of printing inks generated revenues of more than 20 billion US dollars. While demand by traditional print media (including newspapers) is shrinking; more and more printing inks are consumed for packaging.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ink

   Ink is a liquid or paste substance that is used for writing, drawing, printing, or tattooing. It is typically composed of solvents, pigments, dyes, resins, lubricants, solubilizers, and other materials that leave a color or a mark on a surface. The specific formulations can vary widely, to accomplish different purposes, appearances, and permanence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inknoun

   the step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs

2. Inknoun

   a fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or printing

3. Inknoun

   a pigment. See India ink, under India

4. Inkverb

   to put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink

5. Etymology: [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their edicts, Gr. , fr. burnt in, encaustic, fr. to burn in. See Encaustic, Caustic.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Ink

   Ink is a liquid or paste that contains pigments or dyes and is used to color a surface to produce an image, text, or design. Ink is used for drawing or writing with a pen, brush, or quill. Thicker inks, in paste form, are used extensively in letterpress and lithographic printing. Ink can be a complex medium, composed of solvents, pigments, dyes, resins, lubricants, solubilizers, surfactants, particulate matter, fluorescers, and other materials. The components of inks serve many purposes; the ink’s carrier, colorants, and other additives control flow and thickness of the ink and its appearance when dry.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ink

   ingk, n. a coloured fluid used in writing, printing, &c.—v.t. to daub with ink.—ns. Ink′-bag, -sac, a sac in some cuttle-fishes, containing a black viscid fluid; Ink′-bott′le, an inkstand: a bottle for holding ink placed in an inkstand; Ink′holder, Ink′stand, a vessel for holding ink; Ink′horn (obs.), an inkholder, formerly of horn: a portable case for ink, &c.; Ink′horn-mate (Shak.), a bookish man; Ink′iness; Ink′-pot, an inkholder.—adj. pedantic.—ns. Ink′ing-ta′ble, a table or flat surface used for supplying the inking-roller with ink during the process of printing; Ink′ing-roll′er, a roller covered with a composition for inking printing types; Ink′-stone, a kind of stone containing sulphate of iron, used in making ink.—adj. Ink′y, consisting of or resembling ink: blackened with ink.—n. Print′ing-ink (see Print).—China ink, Indian ink, a mechanical mixture of the purest and densest lampblack, with a solution of gum or gelatine; Invisible or Sympathetic ink, a kind of ink which remains invisible on the paper until it is heated.—Sling ink (slang), to write: to earn one's bread by writing. [O. Fr. enque (Fr. encre)—Low L. encaustum, the purple-red ink used by the later Roman emperors—Gr. engkauston—engkaiein, to burn in. See Encaustic.]

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1. Ink

   Upswing is an online tutor marketplace that provides academic coaching for students. The site provides free-market access to students by giving users the opportunity to hire academic coaches based upon price, rating, and other key factors.

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1. ink

   A type of product created and designed in various colors and materials.

   The ink for pens is vital for life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ink is ranked #89403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ink surname appeared 207 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ink.
   
   95.1% or 197 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Fill
   • Liquid
   • Mark
   • Sign

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Anagrams for INK »

1. kin

How to pronounce INK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say INK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INK in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of INK in a Sentence

1. Derek Abbott:

   Perhaps he was a World War Two black market trader or something like that. And that can explain a number of things. For example, why people possibly didn't come forward to identify him. Because, you know, if he's in with a group of people that are doing something a bit dodgy, they wouldn't want any light shone on their activities, for the clothes, perhaps they were second hand, and in those days you tended to clip off the labels because quite often people wrote on those manufacturers' labels in ink to indicate their name or something.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   The verdict of this kangaroo court will be meaningless. By refusing the facts, by refusing witnesses and documents the Republican majority has placed a giant asterisk, the asterisk of a sham trial, next to the acquittal of President Donald Trump, written in permanent ink, acquittal in an unfair trial with this giant asterisk, the asterisk of a sham trial, is worth nothing at all to President Donald Trump or anybody else.

3. Christen Kuikoua:

   My life is a book, yet the pages are my journey, written with the ink of experiences and bound by the lessons learned along the way.

4. Jim Carrey:

   It depends, if the angels bring some sort of script that's written in gold ink, that says to me that it's going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road. But I'm taking a break.

5. Dr Kwakkel:

   They offer a rare glimpse into the informal or private world of medieval monks, personally, I love the thumbprint, which was left by a careless scribe who spilled ink on his work. It seems so fresh and human, yet it happened 700 years ago.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INK
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ink
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=INK
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ink
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INK
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=INK
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INK
9. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ink
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=INK