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inkwell

  • /ˈɪŋk.wɛl/

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Compound of ink + well.

noun inkwells · ink well · ink-well

  1. A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed. Near-synonym: inkstand

    Similar: inkpot, inkstand

  2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
  3. Internet, euphemistic Euphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”). Boy those woman already suffer enough in that line of work. Imagine how much worse it would be if this radical inkwells were in charge of them 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️

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noun container for ink

Españoltintero
한국어잉크병 ingkeubyeong, 잉크통 ingkeutong
日本語インク入れ inkuire, インク壺 inkutsubo
中文墨水池 mòshuǐchí, 墨水瓶 mòshuǐpíng
हिन्दीदवात davāt
Portuguêstinteiro
Françaisencrier
DeutschTintenfass
Italianocalamaio
Ελληνικάμελανοδοχείο melanodocheío, καλαμάρι kalamári
Românăcălimară
Русскийчерни́льница černílʹnica
Tiếng Việtlọ mực, bình mực
العربيةدَوَاة dawāh, مِحْبَرَة miḥbara
עבריתקֶסֶת qéset, דְּיוֹתָה dyotá

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@misc{inkwell_2026,
  title = {inkwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inkwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}