wick, n.
(wicks)
(wicks)
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
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taper wick
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any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
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wick
sample sentences
"the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it"
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