ink

Definitions

1. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.
   uncountable, usually
2. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc
3. A particular type, color or container of this fluid.
   countable, usually
4. A particular type, color or container of this fluid
5. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.
   uncountable, usually
6. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy
7. Publicity.
   slang, uncountable, usually
8. Publicity
9. Tattoo work.
   slang, uncountable, usually
10. Tattoo work
11. Cheap red wine.
    slang, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

70 more languages

Afrikaansink

العربيةالحبرحبرمداد

Azərbaycan dilimürəkkəb

Беларускаячарніла

Българскимастилоподписвамподпиша

বাংলাকালি

བོད་སྐད།ཕྱག་སྣགསྣག་ཚ

BosanskibojeinčMućтуш+ 1 more

Catalàsignartatuartintatintar+ 1 more

Češtinabarvačernidloinkoust

Cymraeginc

Danskblæk

Ελληνικάμελάνι

Esperantoinko

Eestitint

Suomimuste

Gaeilgedúch

Gàidhligdubhinc

Galegoborratinta

ગુજરાતીશાહી

Hausatawada

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiwai ʻeleʻele

עבריתדְּיוֹדיותאטוש

हिन्दीमसिस्याही

HrvatskibojeinčMućтуш+ 1 more

Magyartinta

Հայերենթանաք

Bahasa Indonesiadawattinta

Íslenskablek

Italianofirmareinchiostrareinchiostrotatuare+ 1 more

日本語いんきインクすみ墨墨汁+ 2 more

ქართულიმელანი

Қазақ тілісия

ភាសាខ្មែរទឹកខ្មៅ

ಕನ್ನಡಶಾಯಿ

한국어먹물잉크

Kurdîînçînkmûç

Latinaatramentum

LëtzebuergeschTënt

ລາວຫມຶກ

Latviešublakakrāsatintezilums+ 1 more

Malagasyranomainty

Македонскимастило

മലയാളംമഷി

Монголбэх

मराठीशाई

Bahasa Melayudakwatmangsitinta

Maltilinka

မြန်မာမင်း

Nederlandsinktinkten

Polskiatramentatramentowyinkausttusztuszować+ 2 more

پښتوورېغ

Portuguêsassinarentintarfirmartatuartintatintar+ 3 more

Românăcerneală

Русскийчернила

Slovenčinaatrament

Slovenščinačrnilo

Shqipbojë

СрпскиbojeinčMućтуш+ 1 more

Svenskablackblacka

Kiswahiliwino

தமிழ்மை

తెలుగుసిరా

ไทยหมึก

Tagalogtinta

Türkçemürekkep

Українськаатра́ме́нттушчорнило

اردوسیاہی

O'zbekchasiyoh

Tiếng Việtmực

Examples

“This form⟳ should be filled out in ink.”

“While I was waiting for him in the Matted Gallery, a young man was most finely working in Indian inke the great picture of the King and Queen sitting [Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France], by Van Dyke [Anthony van Dyck]; and did it very finely.”

“Both halves feature lyrics that are so teen-girly they sound⟳ like⟳ they were written in pink ink in a padlocked diary with hearts and frowny faces for punctuation.”

“Experimentally, some ink has been shown to be unpalatable to fish⟳ (Wood et al. 2010) and observationally, ink can also function as an attractant to predators to give⟳ cephalopods a bit more time to escape⟳.”

“to get⟳ ink”

“The TSA has been getting a lot of ink lately.”

“[Judith] Hope⟳ […] has been getting ink by the barrelful with her regular interviews quoting conversations with the first lady, on subjects ranging from Senate ambitions to summer and post-White House living arrangements.”

“"I saw⟳ it hanging on the wall of a tattoo hut where I went to get⟳ some ink done ten years ago," he stuttered, flushing in splotches and squirming in his chair.”

“Now he's getting a tattoo / Yeah, he's getting ink done / He asked for a 13, / But they drew a 31”

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