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wick

DEFINITIONS OF: wick

1

n a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

Synonyms:
taper
Types:
candlewick
the wick of a candle
Type of:
cord
a line made of twisted fibers or threads

n any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

“the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it”
Type of:
cord
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
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