wick

13 points English 4 letters Common Commonness #16,450 Valid in: US and UK dictionaries

Definitions

noun

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

Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

/wˈɪk/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

plural wicks

Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.

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

Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).

More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)

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