Ink
noun
A coloured liquid used for writing, drawing, or printing.
She signed the contract in black ink.
Often appears as...
- black ink
- printer ink
verb
To mark, stain, or colour something with ink.
He carefully inked the sketch he'd made.
Often appears as...
- ink a deal
- ink a contract
verb
To sign a contract or agreement, making it official.
The company inked a deal with a major distributor.
Often appears as...
- ink a deal
- ink a contract
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
noun
The dark liquid ejected by a squid, octopus, or cuttlefish as a defence mechanism.
The octopus released its ink when it felt threatened.
Often appears as...
- squid ink
- octopus ink
noun
A coloured liquid used for writing, drawing, or printing.
She signed the contract in black ink.
Often appears as...
- black ink
- printer ink
verb
To mark, stain, or colour something with ink.
He carefully inked the sketch he'd made.
Often appears as...
- ink a deal
- ink a contract
verb
To sign a contract or agreement, making it official.
The company inked a deal with a major distributor.
Often appears as...
- ink a deal
- ink a contract
Usage tips
Approving
Colloquial
noun
The dark liquid ejected by a squid, octopus, or cuttlefish as a defence mechanism.
The octopus released its ink when it felt threatened.
Often appears as...
- squid ink
- octopus ink
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Pro Tip 1/3Writing and Art
Ink is essential for traditional writing and drawing arts, such as calligraphy and comic book illustrations.
His calligraphy set came with an assortment of colorful inks.
Pro Tip 2/3Printer Supplies
Printer ink refers to the refillable cartridges used in inkjet printers and is different from writing ink.
We need to buy more printer ink because it's running low.
Pro Tip 3/3Fountain Pen Compatibility
Fountain pen ink is specifically made to flow smoothly from a fountain pen nib and may come in bottles or cartridges.
I spilled fountain pen ink all over my desk while refilling my pen.
Pro Tip 1/3Writing and Art
Ink is essential for traditional writing and drawing arts, such as calligraphy and comic book illustrations.
His calligraphy set came with an assortment of colorful inks.
Pro Tip 2/3Printer Supplies
Printer ink refers to the refillable cartridges used in inkjet printers and is different from writing ink.
We need to buy more printer ink because it's running low.
Pro Tip 3/3Fountain Pen Compatibility
Fountain pen ink is specifically made to flow smoothly from a fountain pen nib and may come in bottles or cartridges.
I spilled fountain pen ink all over my desk while refilling my pen.
Pro Tip 1/3Writing and Art
Ink is essential for traditional writing and drawing arts, such as calligraphy and comic book illustrations.
His calligraphy set came with an assortment of colorful inks.
Pro Tip 2/3Printer Supplies
Printer ink refers to the refillable cartridges used in inkjet printers and is different from writing ink.
We need to buy more printer ink because it's running low.
Pro Tip 3/3Fountain Pen Compatibility
Fountain pen ink is specifically made to flow smoothly from a fountain pen nib and may come in bottles or cartridges.
I spilled fountain pen ink all over my desk while refilling my pen.
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The greatest machine...
and even does word wrapping so to get to underline it goes round like that and you also need graphics right I mean if you going to do anything with graphics so he said well I need a plotter I got a big piece of paper an ink pen and I'll make it plot so he designed a plotter as well and and you know at that point I
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What's in Dry-Erase...
together to make a dry erasable ink except the thing is if you look these ingredients up online you will either find that they have a bajillion listed uses or none now normally this is where I would turn to the scientific community for help but no one seems to be doing a ton of research on how dry erase markers
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John Graham-Cumming: The...
You also need graphics, right? I mean, if you're going to do anything with graphics, so he said, "Well, I need a plotter. I've got a big piece of paper and an ink pen and I'll make it plot." So he designed a plotter as well, and, you know, at that point, I think he got pretty much a pretty good machine.
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How to spot a...
Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat, the seal has perfectly even sawtooth points, the inked border is unbroken, and the serial number has precisely equal spacing between each number. So the next time you come across some dubious dough, have a closer look, pull out your iodine solution,
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How to biohack your...
then they model what that new genetic code will do on a computer and then make those sequences on a DNA printer- yeah, that's a thing!- printing not with ink, or with a plastic polymer like in a 3D printer, but with those fundamental building blocks of life, with those A's and C's and T's and G's.
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What makes tattoos...
by the immune system's macrophages. Ultraviolet radiation can also contribute to this pigment breakdown, though it can be mitigated by the use of sunblock. But since the dermal cells are relatively stable, much of the ink will remain deep in the skin for a person's whole life.
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Nile Ibis Birds Create...
that now populate the river are held in high esteem as they probe for snails they resemble scribes dipping pens into ink so are also credited with the power of knowledge but in reality they are important for a more practical reason evidence from autopsies on mummies has
Video examples
The evolution of the...
although new problems arose, like having the book close in on itself. But flexibility was more important, especially for the on-the-go reader. As the book evolves and we replace bound texts with flat screens and electronic ink, are these objects and files really books?
Video examples
Uncovering a radical...
make an ink that can be deposited in many different ways for example by printing roll-to-roll like newsprint by gently heating these thin films form just like salt crystals emerging from evaporating tidal pools the films are
Video examples
Could human civilization...
build replicas of themselves, launch those to the nearest planets, and continue the cycle. The result is the creation of millions of probes spreading outwards into the universe like a drop of ink in a fishbowl.
Video examples
The greatest machine...
and even does word wrapping so to get to underline it goes round like that and you also need graphics right I mean if you going to do anything with graphics so he said well I need a plotter I got a big piece of paper an ink pen and I'll make it plot so he designed a plotter as well and and you know at that point I
Video examples
What's in Dry-Erase...
together to make a dry erasable ink except the thing is if you look these ingredients up online you will either find that they have a bajillion listed uses or none now normally this is where I would turn to the scientific community for help but no one seems to be doing a ton of research on how dry erase markers
Video examples
John Graham-Cumming: The...
You also need graphics, right? I mean, if you're going to do anything with graphics, so he said, "Well, I need a plotter. I've got a big piece of paper and an ink pen and I'll make it plot." So he designed a plotter as well, and, you know, at that point, I think he got pretty much a pretty good machine.
Video examples
How to spot a...
Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat, the seal has perfectly even sawtooth points, the inked border is unbroken, and the serial number has precisely equal spacing between each number. So the next time you come across some dubious dough, have a closer look, pull out your iodine solution,
Video examples
How to biohack your...
then they model what that new genetic code will do on a computer and then make those sequences on a DNA printer- yeah, that's a thing!- printing not with ink, or with a plastic polymer like in a 3D printer, but with those fundamental building blocks of life, with those A's and C's and T's and G's.
Video examples
What makes tattoos...
by the immune system's macrophages. Ultraviolet radiation can also contribute to this pigment breakdown, though it can be mitigated by the use of sunblock. But since the dermal cells are relatively stable, much of the ink will remain deep in the skin for a person's whole life.
Video examples
Nile Ibis Birds Create...
that now populate the river are held in high esteem as they probe for snails they resemble scribes dipping pens into ink so are also credited with the power of knowledge but in reality they are important for a more practical reason evidence from autopsies on mummies has
Video examples
The evolution of the...
although new problems arose, like having the book close in on itself. But flexibility was more important, especially for the on-the-go reader. As the book evolves and we replace bound texts with flat screens and electronic ink, are these objects and files really books?
Video examples
Uncovering a radical...
make an ink that can be deposited in many different ways for example by printing roll-to-roll like newsprint by gently heating these thin films form just like salt crystals emerging from evaporating tidal pools the films are
Video examples
Could human civilization...
build replicas of themselves, launch those to the nearest planets, and continue the cycle. The result is the creation of millions of probes spreading outwards into the universe like a drop of ink in a fishbowl.
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Quote examples
Niecy Nash
American Comedian
Even after I got my divorce, the ink wasn't even dry on the paper, and I said, 'Ooh, the next time I become a wife, I got this thing down pat!' I always believed that there was someone built for me.
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Shane Douglas
American Wrestler
I was so deep in red ink coming out of ECW that I had to make a good solid living just to get my nose above the water line because of ECW.
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Gulzar
Indian Poet
I used to put black ink on the author's name in a book and write my name instead to check how it would look there - such was my passion!
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Christopher Morley
American Author
When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.
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Milton Friedman
American Economist
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.
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Judy Martz
American Politician
You can't get past the liberal press with a bucket of ink.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
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Rick Danko
Canadian Musician
I am using soybean based ink, which is recyclable.
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Jewel
American Musician
I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.
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Kat Graham
American Actress
I only write in blue ink.
Quote examples
Niecy Nash
American Comedian
Even after I got my divorce, the ink wasn't even dry on the paper, and I said, 'Ooh, the next time I become a wife, I got this thing down pat!' I always believed that there was someone built for me.
Quote examples
Shane Douglas
American Wrestler
I was so deep in red ink coming out of ECW that I had to make a good solid living just to get my nose above the water line because of ECW.
Quote examples
Gulzar
Indian Poet
I used to put black ink on the author's name in a book and write my name instead to check how it would look there - such was my passion!
Quote examples
Christopher Morley
American Author
When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.
Quote examples
Milton Friedman
American Economist
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.
Quote examples
Judy Martz
American Politician
You can't get past the liberal press with a bucket of ink.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.
Quote examples
Rick Danko
Canadian Musician
I am using soybean based ink, which is recyclable.
Quote examples
Jewel
American Musician
I don't see the world unless I see it in ink.
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Kat Graham
American Actress
I only write in blue ink.
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