wick
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it
Types & categories
- cord hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
Types & categories
- cord hypernym
- candlewick hyponym
Parts & wholes
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cord |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | candle |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | oil lamp |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cord |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | candlewick |