Inkwell
Definitions
- A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.
- A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
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Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”). Internet, euphemistic, form-of
Equivalents
36 more languages
Češtinakalamář
Danskblækhus
Esperantoinkujo
Gaeilgedúchan
Galegotinteiro
हिन्दीदवात
Magyartintatartó
Հայերենթանաքաման
Íslenskablekbytta
Italianocalamaio
ქართულისამელნე
Қазақ тіліДәуіт
ភាសាខ្មែរដបទឹកខ្មៅ
Kurdîkalamar
Latviešutintnīca
Македонскимастилница
Монголбэхийн сав
Nederlandsinktpot
Polskikałamarz
Portuguêstinteiro
Românăcălimară
Русскийчерни́льница
Slovenčinakalamár
Svenskabläckhorn
Türkçehokka
اردودوات
O'zbekchasiyohdon
Examples
“Near-synonym: inkstand”
“The reference library itself proclaimed the substance of the city with its solid elbow chairs and long mahogany tables, grooved along the edge to hold⟳ a pen, and in the centre of each table a massive pewter inkwell.”
“Boy those woman already suffer⟳ enough in that line of work⟳. Imagine⟳ how much worse it would be if this radical inkwells were in charge of them 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️”
“this is what leftist "just have⟳ sex inkwell" types assume⟳ what the standards RW men have⟳ in looking for women are”
“There is no such thing as a female inkwell. You won't change⟳ my mind⟳.”
“If a woman has been single and hasn't got laid in awhile,^([sic]) its^([sic]) wildly accepted that this is by her choice. She hasn't met the right man yet. If a man hasn't got laid in awhile, he's seen as an inkwell.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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