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Look up: wick

  1. wick
    [n] - any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action 2. [n] - a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. wick
    a strip of plaited material,usually cotton,which by capillary action draws liquid fuel from a reservoir to a burner Category: The chemical industry • length of loosely woven fabric used in pre-cured retread systems to allow free passage of air to atmosphere.In hot retreading wicks may be...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Wick
    Wick noun [ Middle English wicke , weyke , weke , Anglo-Saxon weoca or wecca ; confer Dutch wiek a roll of lint, Prov. German wicke , and wieche , Old High German wiohha , Swedish ve...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/36

  4. Wick
    Wick intransitive verb (Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction. Jamieson.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/36

  5. wick
    noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Wick
    • (n.) Alt. of Wich • (n.) A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumina...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. Wick
    royal burgh (town) and fishing port, Highland council area, historic county of Caithness, Scotland. An ancient Norse settlement on the North Sea, ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/34

  8. wick
    thread, strip, or bundle of fibres that, by capillary action, draws up the oil of a lamp or the melted wax in a candle to be burned. By 1000 , wicks ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/w/34

  9. Wick
    [ward] Wick is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney that forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. It fully covers the area of Hackney Wick and includes the part of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics being built in the Borough. The ward returns three councillors t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick_(ward)

  10. WICK
    The station is owned by Bold Gold Media. In 2006, the station owners dropped the oldies radio format in favor of a sports radio format branded as "The Game" with programming coming from Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks`s Jim Rome. WICK simulcasts "The Game" radio format along with its sister station WYCK located in Plains Township...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WICK

  11. Wick
    Wick is British slang for the penis.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  12. Wick
    Wick is British slang for the penis.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Wick
    Wick, town (1991 pop. 7,770), Highland, N Scotland, on Wick Bay at the mouth of the Wick River. The town consists of the villages of Louisburgh, Old Wick, and Pulteneytown. It is an important port for whitefish. Tourism is economically important; the area's famous glass-blowing factory is an attract...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A085

  14. Wick
    [surname] An English topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying farm; it is a modern variation of the Anglo-Saxon wic. ==People== ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wick_(surna



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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