Wicks - English meaning

Wicks – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.
Usage examples:
He took his lighter from his pocket and flicked it, and touched the small steady butane flame to th…

verb
Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
Usage examples:
Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

noun
A town, hamlet, or district.
Usage examples:
Hampton wick
noun
A dairy farm.

adjective
Quick, lively, or active.
Usage examples:
Martha's approaching her century and as wick as a flea

noun
A piece of string in the center of a candle, or a similar part of a light, which supplies fuel to a flame

Wicks translation into English

Wicks: translate from English into Chinese

灯芯, 炷, 捻子

Wicks: translate from English into Dutch

Wieken, Lont, Wiek, Pit, Kousje, Lampepit

Wicks: translate from English into French

Les mèches, Mèche, Ordure

Wicks: translate from English into German

Dochte, Docht

Wicks: translate from English into Hindi

विक्स

Wicks: translate from English into Italian

Stoppini, Stoppino, Lucignolo, Lumicino

Wicks: translate from English into Korean

심지, 등심, 심, 등심지

Wicks: translate from English into Russian

Фитили, Фитиль, Тампон

Wicks: translate from English into Spanish

Mechas, Mecha

Word origin

Old English wīc ‘dwelling place’, probably based on Latin vicus ‘street, village’.

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Wicks – similar words

wicked

adjective
Evil or morally wrong.
Usage examples:
A wicked and unscrupulous politician

verb
Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
Usage examples:
Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

adjective
Morally wrong and bad
Usage examples:
He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…

Wicked - all meanings in English

wick

noun
A strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.
Usage examples:
He took his lighter from his pocket and flicked it, and touched the small steady butane flame to th…

verb
Absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
Usage examples:
Garments that wick moisture away from the skin

noun
A town, hamlet, or district.
Usage examples:
Hampton wick

Wick - all meanings in English

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