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How to use wick in a sentence

23 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Wick means 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. Example: “Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.”

Examples of wick by meaning

nounA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene...

  • Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.

nounOften in dip one's wick: the penis.

  • His wick was stone stiff.[1969], Marcus van Heller [pseudonym; John Stevenson], Nest of Vixens, [New York, N.Y.]: Ophelia Press, →OCLC
  • 'I'm careful where I dip my wick, mate.1971, Brian W[ilson] Aldiss, “Book 2: The Old Five-fingered Widow”, in A Soldier Erect, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Coward...
  • Her laugh wasn't cruel in tone, but it cut through Husk like a scalpel, withering his wick even further.2009, Ira Robbins, “Parthenogenesis”, in Kick It till It Breaks, [New York, N.Y.]: Trouser Press, →ISBN, page 130

verbOf a material (especially a textile): to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

  • The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.

verbChiefly followed by through or up: of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material.

  • The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.

adjectiveSynonym of quick (“alive, living; also, active, lively”).

  • Among other threats, she said, "I'll skin ye wick." This threat with us usually takes the more modern form of "I'll skin ye alive."1905 August 26, Edward Peacock, “Replies. Yorkshire Dialect.”, in Notes and Queries: A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men...
  • "I want them all to be wick.1910 November – 1911 August, Frances Hodgson Burnett, “The Nest of the Missel Thrush”, in The Secret Garden, New York, N.Y.: Frederick...

nounThe growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

  • Fed close? Why, it’s eaten into t’ hard wick.

nounA angle or corner; specifically, a corner of the eye or mouth.

  • A fiery droplet in the wick of her mouth considered him.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 12, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published...

More sentences with wick

  • His silly questions are really getting on my wick.From the entry get on someone's wick
  • When the balls are replaced by wicks soaked in gasoline and set alight, the poi ‘spin fire’.2013, Catriona Rainsford, The Urban Circus: Travels with Mexico's Malabaristas, Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry poi
  • The youth climbed off, Zippoed a wick in a glass bottle and walked towards Jake's flat.2012, Tom Knox, The Lost Goddess. From the entry zippo
  • She said the earwaxy wicks when removed were rather disgusting to look at.2001 August 13, analogkid, “Ear candling”, in rec.audio.high-end (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Feb 2024. From the entry earwaxy
  • RTAs are similar in design to clearomizers in that a wick transfers the liquid from the tank to the coil.2016, Konstantinos E. Farsalinos, Analytical Assessment of e-Cigarettes: From Contents to Chemical and Particle Exposure Profiles. From the entry clearomizer
  • This typical example of a snuffers works like a pair of scissors; the blades are used to cut the wick.1982, Jonathan L. Fairbanks, Robert Trent, New England Begins: Mentality and environment, page 254. From the entry snuffers
  • This place has got on my wick.1959, Andrew Sinclair, My Friend Judas, London; Boston, M.A.: Faber and Faber, published 1985, →ISBN, page 115. From the entry cheesed
  • If you buy untabbed wicks, you may want to purchase wick tabs, which are thin metal bases that attach to the bottom of your wick.2010, Kelly Ewing, Making Candles and Soaps For Dummies. From the entry untabbed
  • Then, without another word, he rose and left the shelter, apparently in order to light the vessel's wick with a punk from the dying campfire.1994, Ashland Price, Viking Tempest, page 353. From the entry punk
  • The structure consists of porous wicks bonded to the two surfaces and a wickable core which provides liquid coupling between the two surfaces as well as load bearing capability.1988, Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, page 2421. From the entry wickable
  • It is composed of a container vase for the oil, a spout for the wick decorated with a chevet illustrating Ganesh and an illuminated handle of the pentacephalous snake ânanda.2021, Anna Westin, Eric Piffret, “Old large Sukunda cult oil lamp decorated with a representation of Ganesh - Bronze - Nepal - 19th…. From the entry pentacephalous
  • The act of preparing a wick to vape, usually done by adding a few drops and soaking the wick in e-juice or taking a few pulls without heating the coil.2015, Vaping 101: Everything You Need To Know. From the entry dripper
  • Taking the long candlestick from the windowsill, she hurries to the betty lamp, pulls its wick out with the chain pick, and lights her candle from the bear fat flame.1999, J G Passarella, Wither, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 160. From the entry betty lamp

Meaning of wick

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1, noun sense 1) are made”).
  3. noun Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; specifically (medicine), a strip of gauze placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids.

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Questions about wick in a sentence

How do you use wick in a sentence?
Wick is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “Trim the wick fairly short, so that the flame does not smoke.”
What is a short sentence with wick?
“His wick was stone stiff.”
What does wick mean?
Wick means 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.

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