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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a wick" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the part of a candle or oil lamp that is lit to produce light.
Example: "Before lighting the candle, make sure the wick is trimmed to the appropriate length."
Alternatives: "a candle wick" or "the wick of a lamp".
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"And the tampons seem to act like a wick".
We have trimmed the night to the size of a wick,.
Wood mulch in wildfire areas is also a risk; it creates a wick.
(Add a wick and light; the pervasive fat does the rest).
It can be used as a wick for a Molotov cocktail.
For some musicians, the link between persona and material is as short as a wick.
In bed while we slept, our bodies inches apart, the dark between our flesh a wick.
"You pathetic little fucker," and tries to light it like a wick.
The fake pipe bomb was equipped with a piece of material made to look like a wick.
"You were pictured on a number of occasions with a bottle full of petrol with a rag as a wick.
They put each in a sock with a wick that helped keep the sock soaked with the colorful fatal elixir.
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