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wick

adj · name · noun · verb · 42 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈwɪk/
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  • New-Zealand: /ˈwɘk/
  • rhymes with -ɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, Northern-England, Yorkshire

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quick

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

A river in Caithness, Highland council area that flows through the town into Wick Bay on the North Sea; in full, the Wick River.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A number of places in England:

A hamlet in Luppitt parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1703).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

name

Meaning 5

A number of places in England:

An eastern suburb of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1951).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

name

Meaning 6

A number of places in England:

A village in Wick and Abson parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7072).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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7

name

Meaning 7

A number of places in England:

A hamlet in Brent Knoll parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3253)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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8

name

Meaning 8

A number of places in England:

A hamlet in Curry Rivel parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4026).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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9

name

Meaning 9

A number of places in England:

A hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2144).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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10

name

Meaning 10

A number of places in England:

A northern suburb of Littlehampton, Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0203).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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11

name

Meaning 11

A number of places in England:

A village in Downton parish, south Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1621).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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12

name

Meaning 12

A number of places in England:

A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9645).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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13

name

Meaning 13

A village and community in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9272).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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14

name

Meaning 14

An unincorporated community in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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15

name

Meaning 15

An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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16

name

Meaning 16

A surname from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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17

noun

Meaning 17

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: candlewick, lampwick

18

noun

Meaning 18

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.

Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1, noun sense 1) are made”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wicking

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: candlewick, lampwick

19

noun

Meaning 19

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.

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: candlewick, lampwick

20

noun

Meaning 20

Often in dip one's wick: the penis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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21

noun

Meaning 21

A hamlet or village; also, a town.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England

Qualifier: obsolete except dialectal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

A farm; specifically, a dairy farm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: East-Anglia, England, Essex

Qualifier: obsolete except dialectal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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23

noun

Meaning 23

An enclosed piece of land; a close.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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24

noun

Meaning 24

A maggot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, UK, Yorkshire, countable, dialectal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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25

noun

Meaning 25

The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, UK, Yorkshire, countable, dialectal, uncountable

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

noun

Meaning 26

The part of the root of a weed that remains viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, UK, Yorkshire, countable, dialectal, in-plural, uncountable

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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27

noun

Meaning 27

Life; also, liveliness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, UK, Yorkshire, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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28

noun

Meaning 28

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, dialectal, obsolete

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29

noun

Meaning 29

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

Short for wick-tooth (“a canine tooth”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, abbreviation, alt-of, dialectal, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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30

noun

Meaning 30

A grove; also, a hollow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, dialectal, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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31

noun

Meaning 31

A shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; a cannon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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32

noun

Meaning 32

Synonym of port (“a narrow opening between other players' bowls or stones wide enough for a delivered bowl or stone to pass through”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: port

Antonyms: none provided

33

noun

Meaning 33

An inlet, such as a creek or small bay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, Northern-England, Scotland

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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34

noun

Meaning 34

A basket made of wickers (“flexible branches or twigs of a plant such as willow woven together”); a creel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, countable

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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35

noun

Meaning 35

Wickers collectively; also, synonym of wickerwork (“wickers woven together”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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36

verb

Meaning 36

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.

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Synonyms: none provided

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37

verb

Meaning 37

Of a material: to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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38

verb

Meaning 38

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.

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39

verb

Meaning 39

To strike (a stationary bowl or stone) with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, transitive

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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40

verb

Meaning 40

To strike a stationary bowl or stone with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, intransitive

Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Synonyms: none provided

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41

noun

Meaning 41

a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cord

Narrower terms: candlewick

42

noun

Meaning 42

any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cord

History

Etymology

A variant of quick.

From Old Norse vík (“bay, inlet”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.

From Old English wīc (“dairy farm”).

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”), from Old English wēoce (“wick”), from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle; wick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave”). It has been suggested that noun etymology 1, noun sense 2 (“penis”) is derived from Hampton Wick, used as rhyming slang for prick. If so, that sense should be placed under etymology 2. The verb is derived from the noun. cognates * Dutch wiek (“wick; wing; blade, propeller”) * German Wieche (“wick; wisp”) * Swedish veke (“wick”) * West Frisian wjok, wjuk (“wing”)

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”), from Old English wīc (“dwelling place, abode, lodging; temporary dwelling place, camp; place where a thing remains; town, village”), and then probably: * from Latin vīcus (“row of houses; street; quarter, neighbourhood; hamlet, village; municipal section or ward; farm”), from Proto-Italic *weikos (“village”); and/or * from Proto-West Germanic *wīhs (“burgh, village; colony, settlement; dwelling”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhsą (“settlement; village”); both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (“to enter in; to settle; settlement”). Doublet of vicus and -wich. cognates * Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) (whence English eco-) * Dutch wijk (“quarter, district”) * Old Frisian wik * Old High German wîch, wih (“village”) (modern German Weichbild (“municipal area”)) * Old Saxon wic (“village”)

From Late Middle English wike, wyke (“corner of part of the body”), from Old Norse *vík (“angle, bend, corner”) (attested in munnvík (“corner of the mouth”)), from víkja (“to move, bend, curve; to retreat”) (related to Old Norse vikna (“to cave in, yield”)), probably from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną (“to cease; to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *h3weyg-, *weyg- (“to bend, turn; to wind”).

Probably borrowed from Scots wick (“(noun) shot in which a bowl or stone is aimed at another so that one or other is deflected at an angle towards the tee, cannon; (verb) to strike (a bowl or curling stone) in such a manner; to (attempt to) reach the tee in this manner”), The Scots noun is probably derived from Middle English wike, wyke (“corner of part of the body”); the verb from Old Norse víkja (“to move, bend, curve; to retreat”): see further at etymology 4.

Possibly from Middle English *wik (compare Old English wīc (“small bay, bight; creek, inlet”)), or from Old Norse vík (“bay; small creek, inlet”) (in place names; compare *vík (“angle, bend, corner”), attested in munnvík (“corner of the mouth”)), from Proto-Germanic *wīkō (“bay; fjord, inlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, turn; to wind”), *weyk- (“to bend, curve”).

Probably a clipping of wicker.

Across languages

Translations

148 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: fitil — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Amharic: ክር (kər) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Arabic: فَتِيل (fatīl) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Arabic: فَتِيلَة (fatīla) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Aramaic: בֹּוצִנָא (būṣīnā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Aramaic: פְּתִילָא (ptīlā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Aramaic: פְּתִילֽתָּא (ptīltā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Aramaic: ܒܽܘܨܝܺܢܳܐ (būṣīnā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Aramaic: ܦܬܺܝܠܳܐ (ptīlā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Aramaic: ܦܬܺܝܠܬܳܐ (ptīltā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Armenian: պատրույգ (patruyg) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Old Armenian: բուծին (bucin) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Old Armenian: պատրոյգ (patroyg) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Azerbaijani: fitil — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Azerbaijani: piltə — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Bashkir: филтә (filtə) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Belarusian: кнот (knot) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Bulgarian: фити́л (fitíl) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Catalan: ble — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Catalan: metxa — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燈芯 /灯芯 (dēngxīn) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燈心 /灯心 (dēngxīn) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炷 (zhù) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燭心 /烛心 (zhúxīn) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Crimean Tatar: melte — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Czech: knot — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Danish: væge — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Dutch: lont — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Egyptian: gm-m-H-S28-t (gmḥt) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Egyptian: V28-D36:X1*V1 (ḥꜥt) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Esperanto: meĉo — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Estonian: taht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Faroese: veikur — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Faroese: rak — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Finnish: sydän — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Finnish: sydänlanka — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • French: mèche — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • French: mèche de bougie — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Galician: mecha — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Galician: pabío — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Galician: torcida — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ge'ez: ፈትል (fätl) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ge'ez: ፍትል (fətl) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ge'ez: ሡዕ (śuʿ) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Georgian: ფითილი (pitili) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • German: Docht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • German: Dacht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • German: Kerzendocht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Greek: φιτίλι (fitíli) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ancient Greek: ἅπτρα (háptra) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ancient Greek: ἐλλύχνιον (ellúkhnion) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ancient Greek: θρυαλλίς (thruallís) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Hebrew: פְּתִילָה (ptilá) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Hindi: बाती (bātī) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Hindi: बत्ती (battī) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Hindi: वर्तिका (vartikā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Hungarian: kanóc — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Icelandic: kveikur — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Indonesian: sumbu — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Irish: buaiceas — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Italian: lucignolo — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Italian: stoppino — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Japanese: ろうそくの芯 (rōsoku no shin) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Japanese: 芯 (shin) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Japanese: 灯心 (tōshin) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Kazakh: білте (bılte) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Kazakh: пілте (pılte) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Korean: 등심 (deungsim) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Korean: 심지 (simji) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Kumyk: мелте (melte) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Northern Kurdish: fitîl — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Northern Kurdish: masûl — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Kyrgyz: билик (bilik) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Latin: ellychnium — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Latin: fīlum — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Latin: mergulus — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Latvian: dakts — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Lithuanian: dagtis — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Luhya: olutambi — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Macedonian: фитил (fitil) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Malayalam: തിരി (tiri) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Middle English: weke — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Middle English: mecche — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Nepali: मैनधागो (maindhāgo) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Norwegian Bokmål: veke — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: veike — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Old English: wēoce — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Oromo: fo'aa — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Pashto: پلته (palita) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Pashto: پليته (palita) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Persian: فِتیلِه (fetile) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Persian: پِلیتِه (pelite) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Plautdietsch: Dacht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Polish: knot — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Polish: świecidło — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Portuguese: mecha — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Portuguese: pavio — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Romanian: fitil — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Romanian: muc — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Russian: фити́ль (fitílʹ) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Sanskrit: वर्तिका (vartikā) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Serbo-Croatian: фѝтӣљ — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Serbo-Croatian: fìtīlj — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Slovak: knôt — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Slovene: stenj — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Somali: dubaalad — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: matula — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: mecha — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: pabilo — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: pábilo — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: torcida — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Swahili: ukope — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Swahili: utambi — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Swedish: veke — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Tagalog: mitsa — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Tajik: пилта (pilta) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Tamil: திரி (tiri) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Tatar: филтә (filtä) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Tausug: sumbuhan — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Thai: ไส้เทียน — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Thai: ไส้ไก่ — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Turkish: fitil — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ottoman Turkish: فتیل (fitil) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Ukrainian: ґніт (gnit) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Urdu: بَتّی (battī) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Uyghur: پىلىك (pilik) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Uzbek: pilik — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Uzbek: pilta — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Vietnamese: bấc — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Vietnamese: bấc đèn — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Vilamovian: töcht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Vilamovian: tȫht — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Welsh: pabwyr — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Yiddish: קנויט (knoyt) — bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action
  • Finnish: harsonauha — strip of gauze placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids
  • Finnish: silmäkulma — corner of the eye or mouth
  • Finnish: suupieli — corner of the eye or mouth
  • Tamil: கடைக்கண் (kaṭaikkaṇ) — corner of the eye or mouth
  • Tamil: கடைவாய் (kaṭaivāy) — corner of the eye or mouth
  • Finnish: jako — shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction
  • Finnish: imeä — (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: absorber — (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action
  • Spanish: alejar — (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action
  • Tamil: உறி (uṟi) — (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action
  • Tamil: உறிஞ்சு (uṟiñcu) — (transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action
  • Finnish: imeytyä — (intransitive) of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material
  • Finnish: kulkeutua — (intransitive) of a liquid: to move by capillary action through a porous material
  • Finnish: jakaa — (ambitransitive) to strike (a stationary bowl or stone) with one’s own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction