A candle without a wick is no candle at all.
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Wick
/wɪk/
Synonyms for "wick" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (9)
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11 entriesbraided wickcotton wickdrainagefabric wickingfiber wickflat wickfuse wickprimer wickpyrotechnic wicksoil wickingsolvent transfer
Collocations
12 entriesbraided wickcandle wickcapillary actioncotton wickfabric wickingfiber wickmoisture wickingwick diameterwick materialwicking fabricwicking ratewicks moisture
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- silmäkulma noun (corner of the eye or mouth)
- suupieli noun (corner of the eye or mouth)
- imeytyä verb ((intransitive) of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material)
- imeä verb ((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)
Spanish
2 entries- absorber verb ((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)
- alejar verb ((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)
Tamil
4 entries- கடைக்கண் noun (corner of the eye or mouth)
- கடைவாய் noun (corner of the eye or mouth)
- உறி verb ((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)
- உறிஞ்சு verb ((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)
Sample sentences
41 total sentences available.
The flame flickered as it consumed the wax and the wick of the candle.
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Mary doesn't realise that she gets on everyone's wick.
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I couldn't light the candle because the wick was too short.
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