What does INK mean?

Definitions for INK
ɪŋkink

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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. To Inkverb

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

    Etymology: from the noun.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  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. engkaustonengkaiein, to burn in. See Encaustic.]

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Editors Contribution

  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 Records

  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.

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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. Lord Byron:

    But words are things; and a small drop of ink, Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

  2. Spike TV:

    Spike and entire 'Ink Master' family are stunned and saddened by the news of Scott’s passing, he was a great competitor and talented artist. Our deepest condolences go out to the Marshall family and friends.

  3. Jonathan Todd:

    Hold your pen tight in your hand - that keeps the ink from freezing.

  4. Mohammed:

    The ink of a scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.

  5. Jimmie Johnson:

    We’re still in this phase with IndyCar, sports car or any other ideas I have to go racing. Everything right now is people are just starting to talk about options, it’s usually end of summer, beginning of fall when paper starts moving around and people are looking to ink stuff and get it done. We’re just early in the cycle, and I’m certainly trying to keep my options open.

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