wick, taper
(noun) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
wick
(noun) any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; “the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wick (plural wicks)
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.
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, euphemism) The penis.
wick (third-person singular simple present wicks, present participle wicking, simple past and past participle wicked)
(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.
wick (plural wicks)
(archaic) A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority.
(British, dialect, chiefly, East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm.
• Present in compounds (meaning “village”, “jurisdiction”, or “harbour”), as -wick, such as bailiwick, sheriffwick, Warwick, Greenwick, Gatwick, Southwick, Hampton Wick etc, also -wich.
wick (comparative wicker or more wick, superlative wickest or most wick)
(British, dialect, pejorative, chiefly, Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
(British, dialect, pejorative, chiefly Yorkshire) (Of inanimate objects) resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw).
wick
(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.
(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire, gardening) (Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.
(British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) A maggot.
wick (plural wicks)
(now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye.
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Wick
A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).
Wick
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.
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Source: Wiktionary
Wick, or Wich, n. Etym: [AS. wic village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr. Icel. vik an inlet, creek, bay. See Vicinity, and cf. Villa.]
1. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow.
2. (Curling)
Definition: A narrow port or passage in the rink or course, flanked by the stones of previous players.
Wick, n. Etym: [OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. væge; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned. But true it is, that when the oil is spent The light goes out, and wick is thrown away. Spenser.
Wick, v. i. (Curling)
Definition: To strike a stone in an oblique direction. Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
