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Definition: Inkwell |
InkwellNoun1. A small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inkwell" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1912. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
An inkwell is a small jar or container, often made of glass, ceramic, or pewter, that is used for holding ink in a place that convenient for the person who is writing. The artist or writer dips their brush or dip pen into the inkwell as needed or uses the inkwell as the source for filling the reservoir of their fountain pen.An inkwell usually has a hinged or screwed-on lid to prevent excessive exposure to air, contamination, evaporation, and accidental spillage.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Inkwell."
Synonym: InkwellSynonym: inkstand (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Inkwell |
| Specialty definitions using "inkwell": FILLING-MACHINE SET-UP MECHANIC. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Out of the Inkwell (1961) The Inkwell (1994) Back to the Inkwell (1992) | |
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 | Document with wax seal and inkwell. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Broom sweeping out diploma, books and inkwell, and letter N. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Sir James Simpson, full-length portrait, facing front, seated at a table with inkwell, pen, and paper, as if about to write. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Inkwell" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inkwell" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inkwell | 52 |
inkwell movie | 8 |
inkwell tattoo | 8 |
bertrams inkwell | 6 |
inkwell marthas vineyard | 5 |
inkwell silver | 4 |
inkwell pen quill | 3 |
inkwell magazine | 2 |
beach inkwell | 2 |
calligraphy inkwell | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inkwell"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | محبرة, دواة. (various references) | |
Chinese | 墨水池. (various references) | |
Czech | kalamář (ink bottle, ink pot, ink stand, inkstand, ink-well). (various references) | |
Danish | blaekhus. (various references) | |
Dutch | inktpot (ink-well). (various references) | |
Farsi | مرکبدان (Inkstand), دوات (Inkstand, Well). (various references) | |
French | encrier de pupitre, encrier (ink duct). (various references) | |
German | Tischtintenfass, Tintenfass (inkpot, well). (various references) | |
Greek | μελανοδοχείο (ink pot, ink stand, ink well, ink-well). (various references) | |
Hebrew | קסת, דיותה (inkpot), בית דיו. (various references) | |
Italian | calamaio (ink pot, inkstand). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | インク壺 (England). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | インクつぼ. (various references) | |
Manx | tobbyr ghoo. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | inkwellay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tinteiro (inkstand). (various references) | |
Russian | чернильница (inkstand). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mastionica (ink pot, ink stand, inkstand, ink-well). (various references) | |
Spanish | tintero (inkpot). (various references) | |
Thai | ที่ใส่หมึก. (various references) | |
Turkish | masaya gömülü hokka. (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | atramentarium. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "inkwell": inkwells. (additional references) | |
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"Inkwell" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Anketell, Ingwell, inkel, Linwell. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-k-l-l-n-w" | |
-1 letter: welkin, winkle. | |
-2 letters: inkle, knell, liken. | |
-3 letters: kill, kiln, kine, knew, lien, like, line, link, lwei, nill, well, wile, will, wine, wink. | |
-4 letters: elk, ell, ilk, ill, ink, ken, kin, lei, lek, lie, lin, new, nil, wen, win. | |
-5 letters: el, en, in, li, ne, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-k-l-l-n-w" | |
+1 letter: inkwells. | |
+3 letters: winterkill. | |
+4 letters: winterkills. | |
+5 letters: sleepwalking. | |
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