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WICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Synonyms:
taper; wick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wick" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wick"):
candlewick (the wick of a candle)
Holonyms ("wick" is a part of...):
candle; taper; wax light (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)
kerosene lamp; kerosine lamp; oil lamp (a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
Example:
the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wick" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb wick
