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wick  (wk)
n.
1. A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.
2. A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.
tr. & intr.v. wicked (wkt), wick·ing, wicks
To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: water gradually wicking up through the bricks.

[Middle English wike, from Old English woce.]

wick
Noun
1. a cord through the middle of a candle, through which the fuel reaches the flame
2. get on someone's wick Brit & Austral slang to annoy someone [Old English wēoce]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wickwick - any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
2.wickwick - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
candle, wax light, taper - stick of wax with a wick in the middle
candlewick - the wick of a candle
cord - a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp - a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light
Translations
wick [wɪk] nmecha

wick [wɪk] nmèche f (de bougie)

wick [wɪk] nDocht m;
he gets on my wick (Brit) (inf) → er geht mir auf den Geist

wick [wɪk] nlucignolo, stoppino

wick
n wick [wik]
the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame. pit فَتيلَه، ذُبالَه фитил knot væge der Docht φιτίλι mecha taht چيزى که بجاى فتيله بکار رود sydän mèche פְּתִיל बत्ती stijenj kanóc sumbu kveikur stoppino しん (초·남포·석유 난로 등의) 심지 dagtis dakts sumbu wiek veke knot pavio fitil фитиль knôt stenj nit sveće veke ไส้เทียน; ไส้ตะเกียง fitil 燈芯 ґніт چراغ کی بتی bấc đèn


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