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 | ||