Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from 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 (Curling) 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 (Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, dialect A
farm , especially adairy farm. - noun archaic A
village ;hamlet ;castle ;dwelling ;street ;creek ;bay ;harbour ; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority. - noun now dialectal A
corner of themouth oreye . - noun A
bundle ,twist ,braid , or woven strip ofcord ,fabric ,fiber , or otherporous material in acandle , oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquidfuel , such as meltedtallow ,wax , or the oil, delivering it to the base of theflame 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 ofgauze placed in awound to serve as adrain . - noun curling A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
- noun curling A shot where the played
stone touches astationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction. - noun slang
Penis . - verb transitive To
convey or draw off (liquid) bycapillary action . - verb intransitive, of a liquid To
traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or otherporous material, as water through asponge . Usually followed bythrough . - verb curling To strike (a stone)
obliquely ; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction. - adjective UK, dialect
Alive ;lively ; full of life;active ;bustling ;nimble ;quick . - noun UK, dialect
Liveliness ;life . - noun UK, dialect The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
- noun UK, dialect A
maggot .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Then he lifts up his head and utters that long April call, _Wick, wick, wick, wick_.
Bird Stories from Burroughs Sketches of Bird Life Taken from the Works of John Burroughs John Burroughs 1879
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She could not do anything ungracefully, but that did not prevent her improving upon nature a bit, when she reached forth and deftly snuffed the red wick from the midst of the yellow flame.
THE SCORN OF WOMEN 2010
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She could not do anything ungracefully, but that did not prevent her improving upon nature a bit, when she reached forth and deftly snuffed the red wick from the midst of the yellow flame.
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Candles are made from a mixture of wax and paraffin, melted into liquid, and into this mixture a wick is dipped into the waxy bath, cooled and dipped over and over until the desired thickness is reached.
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Candles are made from a mixture of wax and paraffin, melted into liquid, and into this mixture a wick is dipped into the waxy bath, cooled and dipped over and over until the desired thickness is reached.
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Candles are made from a mixture of wax and paraffin, melted into liquid, and into this mixture a wick is dipped into the waxy bath, cooled and dipped over and over until the desired thickness is reached.
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I do not understand the best types of wicks to use for soy candles and massage candles, and why that particular wick is recommended.
Massage Candles - The Fine Print - Day Two Anne-Marie 2008
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As a retail bizz with the only candle store in town, I'm here to say the make-up and size of your wick is EVERYTHING when it comes to making a great burning candle.
Wick Size Anne-Marie 2008
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It is a medium-grade solvent, and is also used in wick-type lighters like the world-famous Zippo Pseudoephedrine (pseudoephedrine hydrochloride) the chemical name of Sudafed, which is an OTC nasal decongestant.
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She could not do anything ungracefully, but that did not prevent her improving upon nature a bit, when she reached forth and deftly snuffed the red wick from the midst of the yellow flame.
The Scorn of Women 1901
fbharjo commented on the word wick
as in baili-wick
January 10, 2009
bustedup commented on the word wick
A wood as in an elder wick
July 11, 2009
sarra commented on the word wick
short for wicked
April 28, 2010