wick
1a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned.
to draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
Origin of wick
1Other words from wick
- wickless, adjective
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Other definitions for wick (2 of 4)
a narrow opening in the field, bounded by other players' stones.
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2Other definitions for wick (3 of 4)
British Dialect. a farm, especially a dairy farm.
Archaic. a village; hamlet.
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3Other definitions for Wick (4 of 4)
a town in the Highland region, in N Scotland: herring fisheries.
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How to use wick in a sentence
Second, it’s crucial that the hardwood floor cleaner you’ve chosen wicks away moisture as it works.
Best steam mop: For gleaming, sanitized floors | PopSci Commerce Team | March 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceYour body temperature will run warmer since you’re moving more, so choose layers that breathe and wick moisture away.
It’s soft, feels nice against the skin, and wicks very well.
What You Need to Know About Wearing a Face Mask Outside | Joe Lindsey | September 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineThey needed to be actively removing atmospheric carbon, wick said.
This restaurant duo want a zero-carbon food system. Can it happen? | Bobbie Johnson | September 24, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewAt that meeting, wick declared that Zero Foodprint’s work offsetting restaurant greenhouse gases “wasn’t thinking big enough.”
This restaurant duo want a zero-carbon food system. Can it happen? | Bobbie Johnson | September 24, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
A rather wonderful tribute to Joan Rivers greeted commuters at Hackney wick Overground station in London this morning.
Commuters at Hackney wick greeted by fond tribute to the late comedienne.
Dabbing wax on the coil or using hash oil on the wick also works.
wick Allison speaks some truth to his fellow conservatives about fairness and how that translates to success at the ballot box.
One is "poor, obscure, plain and little"; the other is a "wild, wick slip."
The varnish will keep the melted tallow or wax from running away and it is used in the wick.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | Various"Oh, I don't know," I replied carelessly, applying a match to the wick of my lamp and replacing the chimney.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver OnionsI stay here lit-tle longer, and then I get wick-ker from Dafydd Dafis, and mend chairs, like my mother.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsMadame Caravan immediately turned up the wick, a hollow sound ensued, and the light went out.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete | Guy de MaupassantMr. wick, on his way to "Happy House" one very wet afternoon, in the beginning of November, gave way to pleasant dreams.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
British Dictionary definitions for wick (1 of 4)
/ (wɪk) /
a cord or band of loosely twisted or woven fibres, as in a candle, cigarette lighter, etc, that supplies fuel to a flame by capillary action
get on someone's wick British slang to cause irritation to a person
Origin of wick
1Derived forms of wick
- wicking, noun
British Dictionary definitions for wick (2 of 4)
/ (wɪk) /
archaic a village or hamlet
Origin of wick
2British Dictionary definitions for wick (3 of 4)
/ (wɪk) /
lively or active
alive or crawling: a dog wick with fleas
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3British Dictionary definitions for Wick (4 of 4)
/ (wɪk) /
a town in N Scotland, in Highland, at the head of Wick Bay (an inlet of the North Sea). Pop: 7333 (2001)
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