| NOUN | artifact | wick | any piece of cord that conveys liquid / liquid by capillary action |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | wick, taper | a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
| Sounds | wih'k | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Any piece of cord that conveys liquid / liquid by capillary action. | |
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| Example | "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it" | |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
| Meaning | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | taper | |
| Part of | candle, taper, wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
| oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp | A lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light | |
| Narrower | candlewick | The wick of a candle |
| Broader | cord | A line made of twisted fibers or threads |
| Spanish | mecha | |
| Catalan | ble, metxa | |
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