Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wick

2 senses of wick

Sense 1
wick -- (any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action; "the physician put a wick in the wound to drain it")
       => cord -- (a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")

Sense 2
wick, taper -- (a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)
       => cord -- (a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")