Synonyms of the word

wick

• n. A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle,…
• n. Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; e.g. a strip of gauze placed in…
• n. (curling) A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones.
• n. (curling) A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes…
• n. (slang) Penis.
• v. (transitive) To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
• v. (intransitive, of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other…
• v. (curling) To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone…
• n. (archaic) A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction,…
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly East Anglia and Essex) A farm, especially a dairy farm.
• adj. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Liveliness; life.
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots.
• n. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) A maggot.
• n. (now dialectal) A corner of the mouth or eye.

cord

• n. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such…
• n. A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled…
• n. A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or…
• n. (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
• n. (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
• n. Dated form of chord: musical sense.
• n. Misspelling of chord: a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
• v. To furnish with cords.
• v. To tie or fasten with cords.
• v. To flatten a book during binding.
• v. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

taper

• n. A slender wax candle; a small lighted wax candle.
• n. (by extension) a small light.
• n. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
• n. A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
• v. (transitive) To make thinner or narrower at one end.
• v. (intransitive) To diminish gradually.
• n. (weaving) One who operates a tape machine.
• n. Someone who works with tape or tapes.