ink1 nounink2 verb
inkink1 /ɪŋk/ ●●○ noun 
WORD ORIGINink1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French enque, from Late Latin encaustum, from Greek enkaiein ‘to burn in’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Always choose a permanent ink rather than buying the cheapest you can find.
- But why do I waste ink telling you this?
- Carkesse believed that madmen vent their rage by words on air, poets by ink on paper.
- He worked on a Diners Club card, removing the ink on the raised letters with a Q-tip doused in polyester resin.
- Her name, Beulah, is printed in green ink on a heart-shaped name tag.
- Printing in black tends to be the least expensive as it does not mean that the machinery needs cleaning of black ink.
- There being no ink left in the pen, Pooley had pierced the points of his speculation through with defunct matchsticks.
WORD SETS
AC, accessory, nounadapter, nounaerosol, nounalarm, nounarm, nounash, nounattaché case, nounbag, nounbar, nounbarrel, nounbeep, verbbeeswax, nounbell, nounbelly, nounbelt, nounbench, nounbenzine, nounbinding, nounbiro, nounbolt, nounbooth, nounbox, nounbox, verbbrad, nounbriefcase, nounbristle, nounbrolly, nounbrush, nounbucket, nounbuckle, nounbuffer, nounbulb, nounBulldog clip, nounbulletin board, nounbullhorn, nounbung, nounbunting, nounbusiness card, nounbutt, nounbutton, nounbuzzer, nouncable, nouncalling card, nouncan, nouncandle, nouncane, nouncarbon, nouncarbon copy, nouncarbon paper, nouncard, nouncardboard, nouncardboard, adjectivecardboard cut-out, nouncard catalog, nouncarrier, nouncarrier bag, nouncarryall, nouncart, nouncarton, nouncartridge, nouncase, nouncaster, nouncatch, nounCellophane, nouncesspit, nounchain, nounchalice, nounchannel, nounchart, nounchute, nouncitronella, nounclamp, nouncleat, nounclip, nounclipboard, nouncomb, nouncombination lock, nouncompartment, nouncord, nouncrank, nouncrate, nouncrepe paper, nouncycle, noundetector, noundial, noundigital, adjectivedisposable, adjectivedrape, verbdrawing pin, noundryer, noundurable goods, nounDurex, nounearplug, nounelastic band, nouneraser, nouneyelet, nounfabric, nounfelt-tip pen, nounfemale, adjectivefence, nounfiberglass, nounfibreglass, nounfigurine, nounfilament, nounfile, verbFilofax, nounfire extinguisher, nounfirewood, nounfitness, nounflag, nounflagon, nounflagstaff, nounflashlight, nounflat, adjectivefloodlight, nounfoam, nounfoam, verbfog, verbfolder, nounfoolscap, nounforecourt, nounfountain, nounfountain pen, nounframe, nounfunnel, nounfuse, noungadget, noungadgetry, noungargle, verbgas, nounglue, noungoggles, noungold card, noungranny knot, noungravel, noungravelled, adjectivegravelly, adjectivegrease, noungreetings card, noungrommet, noungum, noungun, noungunnysack, noungut, nounhand-held, adjectivehandle, nounhandloom, nounharness, nounhasp, nounhealth, nounhessian, nounhinge, nounhip, nounhoarding, nounhoist, nounholder, nounhook, nounhoop, nounhooter, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhub, nounhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectiveillness, nounindented, adjectiveinflatable, adjectiveingrained, adjectiveink, nouninn, nouninnkeeper, nouninsoluble, adjectiveivory, nounjacket, nounjack-knife, nounjoss stick, nounjuggle, verbkey, nounkeypad, nounkey ring, nounKleenex, nounknife, nounknob, nounlabel, nounladder, nounlantern, nounlatch, nounlatchkey, nounlather, nounlather, verbLCD, nounlead, nounlectern, nounlegal pad, nounlens, nounletterbox, nounlever, nounlibrary, nounlid, nounlidded, adjectivelift, nounlight, nounlight bulb, nounlink, nounlinseed oil, nounlitter bin, nounlock, nounlodestone, nounlog, nounloop, verblost property, nounmagnet, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnifying glass, nounmale, adjectivemantle, nounmanual, adjectivemarker, nounmarker pen, nounmarket day, nounmast, nounmastic, nounmatchstick, nounmaterial, nounmeter, nounmeths, nounmode, nounmortar, nounmortise lock, nounmould, nounmounting, nounmovement, nounnail, nounnameplate, nounnet, nounnib, nounnipple, nounnon-standard, adjectivenoose, nounnotebook, nounnotepad, nounnoticeboard, nounnozzle, nounnut, nounoil, verboilcan, nounoily, adjectiveorb, nounoutfit, nounoutlet, nounovernight, adverbpack, verbpackage, nounpad, nounpad, verbpadlock, nounpaintwork, nounpantyliner, nounpaper, nounpaperclip, nounpasserby, nounpaste, verbpasteboard, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpattern, nounpaving, nounpearl, nounpen, nounpenknife, nounpicket fence, nounpillbox, nounpince-nez, nounpinhead, nounpipe, nounpix, nounpizza parlor, nounplug, nounpocket, nounpocketbook, nounpocket calculator, nounpocket knife, nounpointer, nounpoison, nounpole, nounportfolio, nounPost-it, nounpowder, nounpowdered, adjectivepropellant, nounpropelling pencil, nounpump-action, adjectivePX, nounquarter, verbrack, nounreceptionist, nounreel, nounrefill, nounreflector, nounrefrigerate, verbregimen, nounreservation, nounreserve, verbsachet, nounsack, nounscratchpad, nounscratch paper, nounscreen, nounsealant, nounsealer, nounsearchlight, nounseason ticket, nounseat, nounself-assembly, adjectiveseptic tank, nounservice, nounservice, verbsetting, nounshade, nounsharpener, nounshovel, nounshovel, verbshovelful, nounsilver paper, nounsiphon, nounslat, nounslice, verbslot machine, nounslug, nounsmoke, nounsoot, nounsort, nounspare part, nounspigot, nounsponge, nounspool, nounspout, nounspray, nounspray can, nounspray paint, nounspring, nounstaff, nounstake, nounstalk, nounstandard, nounstaple, nounstapler, nounstationery, nounsteam, nounsteam clean, verbsteel, nounsteel wool, nounstepladder, nounstick, verbstick, nounsticker, nounstilt, nounstopper, nounstorm lantern, nounstrap, nounstreamer, nounstring, nounstub, nounsucker, nounSuperglue, nounswipe, verbswitch, nounswivel, nountab, nountack, nountag, nountag, verbtank, nountap, nountape, nountassel, nountattle, verbtea break, nounthong, nounthread, nountime-saving, adjectivetinder, nountinderbox, nountissue, nountop, nountote bag, nountowel, verbtray, nountrolley, nountube, nountubing, nountwine, nountwo-way mirror, nounumbrella, nounvent, nounvial, nounwaiting room, nounwasher, nounwaste paper, nounwatch, nounwaterspout, nounwheeled, adjectivewhistle, verbwooden, adjectivewriting paper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Please write in black ink.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ink blots a pen and ink drawingCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Please write in black ink. ink blots (=done using a pencil, ink etc)· I like to do a few pencil drawings when I go away anywhere.
a pen and ink drawing· Printing in black tends to be the least expensive as it does not mean that the machinery needs cleaning of black ink.· Scraperboard a board prepared with black indian ink over a china clay surface.· Liz had a calendar and she crossed off the days in black ink.· No one said anything; we simply kept marking the pages with black ink.· And Harry's name, written in black anonymous ink..· If a mass of black ink has landed on the page, start breaking up that paragraph.
· All voters' hands will be dyed with indelible ink, and both the vote and the count will be conducted locally.
· Scraperboard a board prepared with black indian ink over a china clay surface.
· A newly created invisible ink makes the animals disappear with the heat of your body.· Vietcong couriers slipped into Saigon to pick up his reports, which he wrote in invisible ink made from starch.
NOUN· Right: Victor Hugo, ink blot, about 1855.· This ink blot, due to be exhibited, dates from Hugo's eighteen year-long political exile on the island of Jersey.· I appeared twice like an ink blot on a folded sheet of paper: a passive, meaningless blur.
· The ink cartridge is an open-plan affair, with four ink tanks feeding to a head built into the carrier.· Switching between black and color printing requires changing ink cartridges.· This is quite an expensive printer to run, with the integral head and ink cartridges costing around £30 each.· By simply placing this in the ink cartridge bay and installing the software provided, your printer is converted into a scanner.· On-screen guidelines are given for changing the ink cartridge, which does 60 pages at a cost of around 2.5 pence each.
· Most of them might more accurately be described as tinted pen and ink drawings than watercolours in the traditional sense.· They performed against a backdrop resembling a pen and ink drawing on white paper.· The pen and ink drawings of Mike Wilks may never be the same again.· Her pen and ink drawings have been used to illustrate local regional magazines and she has had several commissions.
· The pens can be fibre-tip, ball-point or ink pens.
· The blank spaces become wet and therefore reject the printing ink.· Restrictions on the use of paper and printing ink resulted in canned goods carrying only half-labels.
VERB· Printing in several colours is expensive, but using a single colour ink, not necessarily black, is much less so.· So get those pens and paper ready. Use red ink.· Blind emboss a raised impression made without using ink or foil.· It helps to make the message prominent by using red ink or something similar that catches the eye. 5.· They use ink as opposed to the plastic toner used by lasers.· Size markers are drawn on the gel using radioactive ink.
· It was written in bright red ink.· Their bonds might as well have been written with disappearing ink.· Under the same date, neatly inscribed in copperplate writing with sepia ink, was the name Sarah Byrne.· Be-side their names he wrote curses in red ink.· One of the big changes we had to cope with, was learning to write with pen and ink.· Vietcong couriers slipped into Saigon to pick up his reports, which he wrote in invisible ink made from starch.· And Harry's name, written in black anonymous ink..· It was a letter written in blue ink.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bleed red ink
1[countable, uncountable] a coloured liquid that you use for writing, printing, or drawing: - All voters' hands will be dyed with indelible ink, and both the vote and the count will be conducted locally.
Please write in black ink.2[uncountable] the black liquid in sea creatures such as octopuses and squidink1 nounink2 verb
inkink2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
ink
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | ink |
| he, she, it | inks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inked |
| he, she, it | has inked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ink |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am inking |
| he, she, it | is inking | |
| you, we, they | are inking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was inking |
| you, we, they | were inking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inking |
| he, she, it | has been inking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The number was inked on the side of his helmet.
- However ferociously we ink over our first thoughts, history finds a way of reading them.
- Some people cut and paste on the computer or simply ink in arrows: You can also use columns for your list.
WORD SETS
abstract, adjectiveafter, prepositionArt Deco, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounArt Nouveau, nounbackground, nouncalligraphy, nouncaricature, nouncaricature, verbcaricaturist, nouncartoon, nouncarving, nounceramics, nounchalk, nouncharcoal, nounchase, verbclip art, nouncomposition, nounconceptual art, nouncontrast, nouncrayon, nouncrayon, verbcutout, noundecal, noundimension, noundoodle, verbdraughtsman, noundrawing, nounengrave, verbengraving, nounexhibit, nounfigurative, adjectivefigure, nounfreehand, adjectivegallery, noungilt, noungilt, adjectivegraphic, adjectivegraphic design, noungraphics, nouniconography, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounink, nounink, verbinset, verbintaglio, nounlacquer, nounlacquer, verblaser, nounlife-size, adjectivelight show, nounlinocut, nounmanikin, nounmezzotint, nounmobile, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodernism, nounmontage, nounmosaic, nounmount, verbmural, nounmuseum, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectiveneedlepoint, nounnude, nounobjet d'art, nounochre, nounold master, nounop art, nounormolu, nounornamentation, nounoutline, verbpanorama, nounpantograph, nounpastel, nounpastel, adjectiveperspective, nounpicture, nounpicture, verbplasticity, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpose, verbpose, nounprimary colour, nounprint, verbprint, nounrelief, nounrepresentational, adjectiverestrained, adjectiveretro, nounretrospective, nounrubbing, nounself-portrait, nounshade, nounshade, verbsilk screen, adjectivesilversmith, nounsitter, nounsketch, nounsketch, verbsketchpad, nounson et lumière, nounstudy, nounstylized, adjectivesuperimpose, verbsymbol, nountattoo, nountattoo, verbtessellated, adjectivetransfer, nounturpentine, nounvanishing point, nounvibrant, adjectiveview, nounvisual aid, nounvisual arts, nounwoodcarving, nounwoodcut, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ink blots a pen and ink drawing
ink blots (=done using a pencil, ink etc)· I like to do a few pencil drawings when I go away anywhere.
a pen and ink drawingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bleed red ink
1to put ink on something2to make a document, agreement etc official and legal by writing your signature on it: - All voters' hands will be dyed with indelible ink, and both the vote and the count will be conducted locally.
The two companies have inked a deal.ink something ↔ in phrasal verb to complete something done in pencil by drawing over it in ink