Definition of Wick

1. Noun. Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action. "The physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"

Generic synonyms: Cord

2. Noun. A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame.
Exact synonyms: Taper
Group relationships: Candle, Taper, Wax Light, Kerosene Lamp, Kerosine Lamp, Oil Lamp
Specialized synonyms: Candlewick
Generic synonyms: Cord

Definition of Wick

1. n. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.

2. n. 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.

3. v. i. To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

4. n. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick.

5. n. 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.

6. v. i. To strike a stone in an oblique direction.

Definition of Wick

1. a bundle of loosely twisted fibers in a candle or oil lamp [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wick

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