wick Synonyms & Antonyms
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Wick as a Noun
a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted, braided, or woven cord, tape, or tube usually of soft spun cotton threads that by capillarity draws up to be burned a steady supply of the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles
A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.
Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1, noun sense 1) are made”).
Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; specifically , a strip of gauze placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids.
Often in dip one's wick: the penis.
A hamlet or village; also, a town.
A farm; specifically, a dairy farm.
An enclosed piece of land; a close.
A maggot.
The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
Fed close? Why, it’s eaten into t’ hard wick.
The part of the root of a weed that remains viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.
Life; also, liveliness.
A angle or corner; specifically, a corner of the eye or mouth. Short for wick-tooth (“a canine tooth”).
Short for wick-tooth (“a canine tooth”).
A grove; also, a hollow.
A shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; a cannon.
Synonym of port (“a narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through”).
An inlet, such as a creek or small bay.
A basket made of wickers (“flexible branches or twigs of a plant such as willow woven together”); a creel.
Wickers collectively; also, synonym of wickerwork (“wickers woven together”).
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.
Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.
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.
A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.
The penis.
A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority.
A farm, especially a dairy farm.
Liveliness; life.
(Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.
A corner of the mouth or eye.
Wick as a Verb
to absorb or drain (a fluid, moisture, etc.) like a wick
a fabric that wicks away perspiration
Of a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action. Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material.
The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.
Chiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material.
The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
To strike (a stationary bowl or stone) with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.
To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
(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.
The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.
Wick as an Adjective
Synonym of quick (“alive, living; also, active, lively”).
Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
"Are you afraid of going across the churchyard in the dark?" "Lor' bless yer noä miss! It isn't dead uns I'm scar'd on, it's wick uns."
(chiefly Yorkshire) (Of inanimate objects) resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw).
Wick in a Sentence
Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.
The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
Fed close? Why, it’s eaten into t’ hard wick.
Fed close? Why, it's eaten into t' hard wick. (spoken of a pasture which has been fed very close)
"Are you afraid of going across the churchyard in the dark?" "Lor' bless yer noä miss! It isn't dead uns I'm scar'd on, it's wick uns."
a fabric that wicks away perspiration
Word Forms & Grammar
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wick (countable and uncountable, plural wicks)
wick (third-person singular simple present wicks, present participle wicking, simple past and past participle wicked)
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wick (comparative wicker or more wick, superlative wickest or most wick)
Words That Rhyme With Wick
Origin of Wick
Origin 1: Middle English weke, wicke, from Old English wēoce; akin to Old High German wiohha wick, Middle Irish figid he weaves
Origin 2: The noun is derived from Middle English wek, weke, wicke (“fibrous cord drawing fuel to flame of a candle, etc.; material used to make this object”),[1] from Old English wēoce (“wick”),[2] from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle; wick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”).[3][4][5]
Origin 3: It has been suggested that noun etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“penis”) is derived from Hampton Wick, used as rhyming slang for prick.[3] If so, that sense should be placed under etymology 2.
Origin 4: The verb is derived from the noun.[6]
Origin 5: From Middle English wik, wike, wich, wicke (“dwelling, home; building or land, probably enclosed, in which work is done; area, region, territory; city, town; hamlet, village”),[7] from Old English wīc (“dwelling place, abode, lodging; temporary dwelling place, camp; place where a thing remains; town, village”),[8] and then probably:
First Known Use
before 12th century
1949
Quick Facts About Wick
| Part of speech | noun, verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈwik/ |
| Meaning | a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted, braided, or woven cord, tape, or tube usually of soft spun cotton… |
| Plural | wicks |
| Comparative / superlative | wicker, wickest |
| Verb forms | wicks, wicking, wicked |
Frequently Asked Questions About Wick
Is wick a noun or a verb?
Wick is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb and an adjective.
What is the plural of wick?
The plural of wick is wicks.
What is the past tense of wick?
The past tense of wick is wicked. The present participle is wicking.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of wick?
The comparative form is wicker and the superlative form is wickest.