Candle and Wick

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Candle noun - Stick of wax with a wick in the middle.

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Wick and candle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wick" instead a noun "Candle".

Nearby Words: candling, candlelit, candled

Wick noun - A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame.

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Candle and wick are semantically related. You can use "Candle" instead a noun "Wick".

Nearby Words: wicked, wicker

Alternatively, the wick of a candle could be analogous to the fuse of a stick of dynamite.

Source: Film / John Wick
During Vimes' confrontation with the villain, he claims to have put holy water in the wick of the candle that was lighting the room in which he confronted Dragon.

Source: Discworld / Feet of Clay
In Feet of Clay, Sgt Colon has a conversation with a wick-dipper who's been made redundant since the candle factory started employing a golem.

Source: Job-Stealing Robot

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