Fuse and Wick

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Fuse noun - Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant.

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

Nearby Words: fusion, fused, fusing, fusible

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

Nearby Words: wicked, wicker

Perhaps one of the most infamous and iconic improvised weapons in the real world is the Molotov Cocktail, a weapon which has such ordinary components as gasoline / petrol, a glass bottle, and some sort of wick or fuse (often a cloth rag).

Source: Improvised Weapon / Real Life
Alternatively, the wick of a candle could be analogous to the fuse of a stick of dynamite.

Source: Film / John Wick
There's one a split-second before this; Dakuan is about to light the fuse to blow up Zakuro when a thrown knife slices the wick on his candle.

Source: Anime / Ninja Scroll

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