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   wick

   /wɪk/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of porous material up which liquid fuel is drawn by capillary action to the flame in a candle, lamp, or lighter.
   • ▪ a gauze strip inserted in a wound to drain it.

   verb

   • 1. absorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action: "garments that wick moisture away from the skin"

   Word Origin Old Englishwēoce, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch wiek and German Wieche ‘wick yarn’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

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