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English noun: wick | |||
| 1. | wick (artifact) any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action | ||
| Samples | The physician put a wick in the wound to drain it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cord | ||
| 2. | wick (artifact) a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | ||
| Synonyms | taper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cord | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | candlewick | ||
| Part meronym | candle, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp, taper, wax light | ||
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