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- [wik]
- /wɪk/
- /wɪk/
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- [wik]
- /wɪk/
Definitions of wick word
- noun wick a town in the Highland region, in N Scotland: herring fisheries. 1
- verb with object wick to draw off (liquid) by capillary action. 1
- noun wick A strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter. 1
- noun wick thread that is lit on a candle 1
- noun wick thread that is lit in a lamp 1
- countable noun wick The wick of a candle is the piece of string in it which burns when it is lit. 0
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Origin of wick
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English wicke, weke, Old English wice, wēoc(e); cognate with Middle Dutch wiecke, Middle Low German wêke, Old High German wiohha lint, wick (German Wieke lint); akin to Sanskrit vāgura noose
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Parts of speech for Wick
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wick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wick usage trend in Literature
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