wickless

wick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wik]
- /wɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wik]
- /wɪk/

Definitions of wickless word

noun wickless a bundle or loose twist or braid of soft threads, or a woven strip or tube, as of cotton or asbestos, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove, cigarette lighter, or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil or other flammable liquid to be burned. 1
verb with object wickless to draw off (liquid) by capillary action. 1
adjective wickless (of a stove, candle, etc) having no wick, without a wick 0

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Origin of wickless

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English wicke, weke, Old English wice, wēoc(e); cognate with Middle Dutch wiecke, Middle Low German wêke, Old High German wiohha lint, wick (German Wieke lint); akin to Sanskrit vāgura noose

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Parts of speech for Wickless

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wickless popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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