wick

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	cord,
definition	:	a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	candlewick,
definition	:	the wick of a candle (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	candle, taper, wax light,
definition	:	stick of wax with a wick in the middle (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp,
definition	:	a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light (noun.artifact)

2. any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cord,
definition	:	a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact)