ALL meanings of wick
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W w - 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 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 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
- countable noun wick The wick of a paraffin lamp or cigarette lighter is the part which supplies the fuel to the flame when it is lit. 0
- noun wick 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 0
- noun wick a village or hamlet 0
- adjective wick lively or active 0
- adjective wick alive or crawling 0
- noun wick a town in N Scotland, in Highland, at the head of Wick Bay (an inlet of the North Sea). Pop: 7333 (2001) 0
- noun wick a piece of cord or tape, or a thin bundle of threads, in a candle, oil lamp, cigarette lighter, etc., designed to absorb fuel by capillary attraction and, when lighted, to burn with a small, steady flame 0
- verb transitive wick to draw or absorb (water, perspiration, etc.) by capillary attraction 0
- noun wick a village, town, or hamlet 0
- noun wick A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions. 0
- noun wick Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; e.g. a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain. 0
- noun wick (curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones. 0
- noun wick (curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction. 0
- noun wick (Slang) Penis. 0
- noun wick (Britain, dialect, chiefly East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm. 0
- noun wick (archaic) A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority. 0
- noun wick (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life. 0
- noun wick (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots. 0
- noun wick (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) A maggot. 0
- noun wick (now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye. 0
- verb wick (Transitive Verb) To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action. 0
- verb wick (Intransitive Verb) (of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through. 0
- verb wick (curling) To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction. 0
- adjective wick (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick. 0