inkwell
/ˈɪŋkwel/noun
उच्चारण इंक्वेल
दवात
Basic word
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a pot for holding ink that fits into a hole in a desk, used in the past
दवात
- Old school desks had a hole for an inkwell.
- He dipped his pen in the inkwell.
- The clerk refilled the inkwell every morning.
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- A small glass inkwell stood on the desk.
- Wooden desks in the old school still have an inkwell.
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countable noun
An inkwell is a countable object, so it takes a or the and has the plural inkwells.
Inkwell countable noun है, इसलिए इसके साथ a या the आता है और बहुवचन inkwells होता है।
- The school kept an old inkwell in its museum.
- The desks had inkwells on the right side.
inkwell in / on a desk
Use in for an inkwell set into the desk and on when it simply stands on top.
मेज़ में जड़ी दवात के लिए 'in' और ऊपर रखी दवात के लिए 'on' आता है।
- The inkwell in the desk was full of dust.
- A silver inkwell stood on the table.
dip into the inkwell
People dip a pen or a quill into the inkwell before writing.
लिखने से पहले लोग कलम को inkwell में डुबोते हैं।
- He dipped his pen into the inkwell and signed the register.
inkwell in historical contexts
The word is mainly historical; today it often appears in descriptions of museums, old schools and offices.
यह शब्द मुख्यतः ऐतिहासिक संदर्भों का है; आज यह संग्रहालयों, पुराने स्कूलों और कार्यालयों के वर्णन में आता है।
- Inkwells vanished from classrooms when ballpoint pens became common.
inkwell as a figure of speech
Writers sometimes use the inkwell to stand for the act of writing, as in 'the pen drawn from the inkwell'.
लेखक कभी-कभी 'inkwell' को लिखने की क्रिया के प्रतीक के रूप में प्रयोग करते हैं।
- The poet returned to his inkwell after years of silence.
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adjective + inkwell
silverporcelainglassbrassemptyantique
- The antique inkwell on his desk belonged to his grandfather.
verb + inkwell
dip intofillupsetpolishcleanrefill
- The monitor filled the inkwells every morning.
inkwell + noun
lidstandholeinkcap
- A small lid covered the inkwell hole to keep out the dust.
school / office furniture
desk and inkwellpen and inkwellinkwell and blotting paper
- Old photographs show students at wooden desks with an inkwell each.
inkwell + preposition
in the inkwellinto the inkwellbeside the inkwellfrom the inkwell
- A fly fell into the inkwell and struggled to get out.
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- The clerk dipped his nib in the inkwell and filled in the ledger.
क्लर्क ने निब को दवात में डुबोकर बही भरी।
- The headmaster's inkwell was made of silver.
प्रधानाचार्य की दवात चाँदी की बनी थी।
- Radhika saw an inkwell set into the desk at the heritage school.
राधिका ने धरोहर विद्यालय में मेज़ में जड़ी एक दवात देखी।
- Someone had upset the inkwell and blue ink ran across the floor.
किसी ने दवात उलट दी थी और नीली स्याही फ़र्श पर फैल गई।
- The poet kept a clay inkwell beside his notebooks.
कवि अपनी नोटबुकों के पास मिट्टी की दवात रखता था।
- The children giggled when the teacher found a frog in the inkwell.
जब शिक्षक को दवात में मेंढक मिला तो बच्चे खिलखिला उठे।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Inkwell and inkpot are close; inkwell is the one fitted into a desk.
Inkwell और inkpot निकट हैं; inkwell वह है जो मेज़ में लगा होता है।
A pot for ink set in a desk or on a stand.
मेज़ में या स्टैंड पर लगा स्याही का पात्र।
- The inkwell was sunk into the wooden desk.
A small movable pot for ink.
स्याही का छोटा, हटाया जा सकने वाला पात्र।
- She put the inkpot away in her drawer.