wick
1 of 1noun/wɪk/
Forms:wicks
1
a piece of material, typically cotton or another fibrous substance, used to draw liquid, such as wax or oil, up into a flame for burning or illumination
- The candle's wick was trimmed before lighting to ensure a steady flame.
- Oil lamps use a wick to absorb and draw fuel to the flame for continuous burning.
- The incense stick had a bamboo core surrounded by a wick of aromatic material.
- He replaced the kerosene lamp's old wick with a new one for better efficiency.
- The mosquito coil had a slow-burning wick that released repellent smoke over time.
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2
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action