inkˈy adjective (inkˈier; inkˈiest)

1. Consisting of or resembling ink
2. Very black
3. Blackened with ink
4. Drunk (esp Aust sl; also inked)

inkˈ-bag or inkˈ-sac noun

A sac in some cuttlefishes, containing a black viscid fluid

inkˈberry noun

(the fruit of) any of various N American shrubs, esp Ilex glabra of the holly family and Phytolacca americana, pokeweed

inkˈ-blot noun (psychology)

A standardized blot of ink used in the Rorschach test to identify personality traits and disorders

ink-blot test same as Rorschach test

inkˈ-bottle noun

A bottle for holding ink

inkˈ-cap noun

Any mushroom of the genus Coprinus, such as C. comatus, the shaggy ink-cap

inkˈ-eraser noun

An eraser of india-rubber treated with fine sand, used for rubbing out ink marks

inkˈ-feed noun

The passage by which ink is fed to the nib of a fountain pen

inkˈ-fish noun

A cuttlefish or squid

inkˈholder noun

1. A container for ink
2. The reservoir of a fountain pen

inkˈhorn noun

1. Formerly an ink-holder, made of horn
2. A portable case for ink, etc

adjective

Pedantic, bookish, obscure

inkˈhorn-mate noun (Shakespeare; derogatory)

A bookish person, a scribbler

inkˈing-rollˈer noun

A roller covered with a substance for inking printing type

inkˈing-taˈble noun

A table or flat surface used for supplying the inking-roller with ink during the process of printing

ink-jet printer noun

A printer which produces characters on paper by squirting a fine jet of ink that is vibrated, electrically charged and deflected by electrostatic fields

inkˈpad noun

A pad of inked cloth used in rubber-stamping, fingerprinting, etc

ink pencil noun

A copying pencil, a pencil made from a substance whose marks when moistened look like ink and can be copied by a printing press

ink plant noun

A European shrub (Coriaria myrtifolia) or a related species native to New Zealand (C. thymifolia)

inkˈpot noun

An ink-bottle, or pot for dipping a pen in

inkˈ-slinger or US inkˈ-jerker noun (derog sl)

1. A professional author or journalist
2. A scribbler
3. A controversialist

inkˈspot noun

A small ink stain

inkˈ-stained adjective

inkˈstand noun

A stand or tray for ink bottles and (usu) pens

inkˈstone noun

A kind of stone containing sulphate of iron, used in making ink

inkˈwell noun

A container for ink fitted into, or standing on, a desk, etc

China ink, Chinese ink or Indian ink, (US) India ink

1. (sometimes without caps) a mixture of lamp black and size or glue, usu kept in solid form and rubbed down in water for use
2. A liquid suspension of the solid ink

ink in

1. To fill in (eg a pencil drawing) in ink
2. To apply ink to (a printing roller)

invisible or sympathetic ink

A kind of ink that remains invisible on the paper until it is heated

marking-ink see under mark¹

printing ink see under print

sling ink (derog sl)

1. To write
2. To earn one's living by writing
3. To engage in controversy