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Definition of Ink

1. Verb. Append one's signature to. "They inked the contract"

2. Noun. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing.

3. Verb. Mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink. "He inked his finger"

4. Noun. Dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods.

5. Verb. Fill with ink. "Ink a pen"

Definition of Ink

1. n. The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs.

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

3. v. t. To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or daub with ink.

Definition of Ink

1. Noun. A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. ¹

2. Noun. A particular type, color or container of this fluid. ¹

3. Noun. The black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) publicity ¹

5. Noun. (slang) tattoo work ¹

6. Noun. (slang) cheap red wine ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To sign (a document) (with or as if with ink). ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ink

1. to mark with ink (a colored fluid used for writing) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Ink

1. 1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various kinds (commonly black or coloured), used in writing or printing. "Make there a prick with ink." (Chaucer) "Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink." (Spenser) 2. A pigment. See India ink, under India. Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo sulphate, or other colouring matter,is added. Other black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc, but potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet, and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes. Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc, are also used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of cobalt, etc. See Sympathetic ink (below). Copying ink, a peculiar ink used for writings of which copies by impression are to be taken. Ink bag, an ink sac. Ink berry. An organ, found in most cephalopods, containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from their enemies. Sympathetic ink, a writing fluid of such a nature that what is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent on the characters makes it visible. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ink

injurious injuriously injuriousness injuriousnesses injury injury current injury currents injury of intervertebral disk injury potential injury potentials

injury severity score injury time injust injustice injustices ink (current term) ink-black ink-jet ink-jet printer ink-pad

ink-pads ink blot tests ink bottle ink cartridge ink eradicator ink eradicators ink erasers ink fountain ink pad

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