wick
IPA: wˈɪk
noun
- A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre, 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.
- Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain.
- (curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
- (curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.
- (slang, euphemistic) The penis.
- (Britain, dialect, chiefly East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm.
- (Britain, obsolete, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.
- (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
- (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire, horticulture) (Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.
- (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) A maggot.
- (now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye.
- A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).
- A placename
- A village in Dorset, England.
- A village in Wick and Abson parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7072).
- A village in West Sussex, England.
- A village in Worcestershire, England.
- (countable) A surname from Old English.
verb
- (transitive) To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
- (intransitive, 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.
- (curling) To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.
adjective
- (Britain, dialect, derogatory, chiefly Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
- (Britain, dialect, derogatory, chiefly Yorkshire, of inanimate objects) resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw).
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Examples of "wick" in Sentences
- Then he lifts up his head and utters that long April call, _Wick, wick, wick, wick_.
- I do not understand the best types of wicks to use for soy candles and massage candles, and why that particular wick is recommended.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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