ink
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Is ink a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of ink?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) A particular type, color or container of this fluid.countableusually
2. (slang, uncountable) Publicity.Examples: "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."Synonyms: ballyhoo, flak, hoopla, hype, plug, spotlightslanguncountableusually
3. (slang, uncountable) Tattoo work.Examples: ""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"Synonyms: paintslanguncountableusually
4. (slang) Cheap red wine.slanguncountableusually
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To apply ink to; to cover or smear with ink.Examples: "A plain impression is obtained by pressing the bulb of the finger, with the plane of the nail parallel to the plane of the plate, on the inked plate and then on the paper in the same manner."transitive
2. (transitive) To sign (a contract or similar document).Examples: "Before Musk, America’s space industry was moribund. In 2011, NASA mothballed the last space shuttle, after inking a deal with SpaceX to make uncrewed cargo resupply runs to the International Space Station (ISS)."Synonyms: endorse, initial, inscribe, subscribetransitive
3. (transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone).transitive
4. (intransitive, of a squid or octopus) to eject ink (sense 3)intransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary