wicknoun [ C ]
uk/wɪk/us/wɪk/a piece of string in the centre of a candle, or a similar part of a light, that supplies fuel to a flame
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Lighting & light fittings in the home
- bulb
- candelabra
- candle
- candlestick
- chandelier
- Chinese lantern
- gaslight
- globe
- halogen lamp
- hurricane lamp
- lamp
- lampshade
- nightlight
- penlight
- searchlight
- shade
- standard lamp
- strip light
- torch
- torchlight
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Idiom(s)
get on sb's wick
wickverb [ T ]
uk/wɪk/us/wɪk/to absorb liquid from something and remove it:
These special fabrics wick moisture from athletes' skin to keep them comfortable.
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Removing and getting rid of things
- abandon
- banish
- be scattered to the four winds idiom
- bin
- cast sb/sth aside/away/off
- flay
- fling sth/sb out
- flush sth out
- fly-tipping
- free sb from/of sth
- junk
- pension
- scrap
- shuffle
- throw sth away/out
- throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
- toss sth aside
- toss sth out
- turf sth out
- weed
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