Wick

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  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.
  • transitive & intransitive verb . To convey or be conveyed by capillary action.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In horticulture, a pea-vine, of a set being bred for earliness, which continues to grow above instead of promptly maturing the lower pods.
  • noun. A number of threads of cotton or some spongy substance loosely twisted together or braided, which by capillary action draws up the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles in small successive portions to be burned; also, a piece of woven fabric used for the same purpose.
  • noun. A creek, inlet, or bay. Scott, Pirate, xix.
  • noun. A salt-spring; a brine-pit.
  • noun. A small dairy-house.
  • To strike (a stone) in an oblique direction: a term in curling
  • noun. A corner; especially, one of the corners of the mouth.
  • Bad; wicked; false: with reference to persons.
  • Bad; wretched; vile: with reference to things.
  • Unfavorable; inauspicious; baneful.
  • Quick; alive.
  • noun. A town; village: a common element in placenames, as in Ber wick (AS. Berwīc), War wick(AS. Werewīc), Gree nwich (AS. Grēnewīc, Grēnawīc), Sand wich (AS. Sandwīc).
  • noun. A district: occurring in composition, as in baili wick, constable wick, sheriff wick, shire wick.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition.
  • noun. A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.
  • noun. A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
  • intransitive verb. To strike a stone in an oblique direction.
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  • noun. A farm, especially a dairy farm.
  • noun. A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority.
  • noun. A corner of the mouth or eye.
  • noun. A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.
  • noun. Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; e.g. a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain.
  • noun. A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
  • noun. A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.
  • noun. Penis.
  • verb. To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
  • verb. To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through.
  • verb. To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.
  • adjective. Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
  • noun. Liveliness; life.
  • noun. The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
  • noun. A maggot.
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  • noun. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
  • noun. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Word Usage
    "Then he lifts up his head and utters that long April call, _Wick, wick, wick, wick_."
    cross-reference
    Equivalent
    wich  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cord  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Crick  Dick  Frick  Hick  Mick  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    candle  tallow  torch  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    castle  dwelling  street  village  
    verb-form
    wicked  wickeds  wickes  wicking  wicks