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wick - use in sentences
Converse of object
- smolder: A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he leads justice to victory.
- smolder: Jesus says: " a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
- trim: If your candle is smoking despite trimming the wick and checking for debris in the melt pool, extinguish the candle immediately.
- keep: Set across the top of the glass to keep wick centered.
- make: Check regularly to make sure the wick has not become choked or dirty.
- use: Methods of available for continuously feed oil to porous bearing using force feeding or using very simple wick feeds.
Adjective modifier
- flat: This lamp has a 1/2 inch flat wick, otherwise no special features.
Modifies a noun
- moisture: A base layer is designed to wick moisture away from your skin.
- perspiration: The man made fibers are lightweight and wick away perspiration, and also dry very quickly.
- burner: Will fit a standard duplex double wick burner and gallery.
- lamp: By 1850 Scottish colliers working in none " gassy " mines were beginning to use similar oil wick lamps made of tin or brass.
Noun used with modifier
- cotton: We filled our lamp with olive oil and used a cotton wick.
- candle: Its manufactures consist chiefly of cotton checks, canvas, hats, candle wicks, axes, spades and sickles.
- fuse: Light the tip of each firework at arm's length, using a safety firework lighter or fuse wick.
- oil: By 1850 Scottish colliers working in none " gassy " mines were beginning to use similar oil wick lamps made of tin or brass.
- material: The easy care material wicks sweat vapor to the outer layers of clothing and dries quickly.
- lamp: Before cotton became the substance of choice for lamp wicks, dried folded Mullein leaves were used for this purpose.
Preposition: of
- lamp: A match flared, was applied to the wick of a hurricane lamp.
- candle: The wick of a candle, Represents our hearts, Burning through life, Keeping us as one part.
Preposition: up
- perspiration: Underwear made from these fabrics has the ability to wick up perspiration keeping you dry - and comfortable.
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