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Wick in a sentence
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Wick meaning
- A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
- Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1 sense 1) are made”).
Using Wick
- The main meaning on this page is: A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame. | A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame. | Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1 sense 1) are made”).
- Useful related words include: cord, taper.
- In the example corpus, wick often appears in combinations such as: john wick, wick chapter, in wick.
Context around Wick
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 8 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wick
- In this selection, "wick" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, john, helmsdale, stride, chapter, ackergill and brings stand out and add context to how "wick" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 12 34 wick to inverness, by john wick s fate and john wick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wick" sits close to words such as alarms, angular and anita, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wick
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unsurprisingly, John Wick: Chapter 4 has already been announced, with Reeves returning to continue the story of Wick. (18 words)
The John Wick: Chapter 4 ending proves just how relentless Wick can be in his fight to secure his freedom. (20 words)
If you love action, Peacock's The Continental: From the World of John Wick brings some of that John Wick flavor to TV. (23 words)
That doesn’t mean that John Wick: Chapter 4, which will presumably pick up from the surprisingly open-ended (but not quite “cliffhanger-ish”) epilogue to John Wick: Chapter 3, isn’t the stronger bet in terms of domestic glory. (40 words)
Mr. Wick reloads with “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” arriving on digital this summer and to celebrate, Lionsgate held an ax-throwing party with Mark Dacascos – who plays the lethal assassin, Zero, opposite Keanu Reeves. (35 words)
Why were they able to give John Wick a "ticket", a talisman that doesn't show up in any other part of the John Wick universal economy like the gold coins or the blood markers? (35 words)
Why were they able to give John Wick a "ticket", a talisman that doesn't show up in any other part of the John Wick universal economy like the gold coins or the blood markers? (35 words)
Higher Gaussian moments—completing Wick's theorem There is a subtle point left before Wick's theorem is proved—what if more than two of the phis have the same momentum? (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
A sitting of the Trawling (Scotland) Committee was held in Wick, with evidence coming from fishermen based at Cromarty, Helmsdale, Wick, Ackergill, Keiss and Thurso.
If John Wick is alive, the catalyst in John Wick: Chapter 5 would need to be even bigger because he would know the cost of returning to this world once more.
If you love action, Peacock's The Continental: From the World of John Wick brings some of that John Wick flavor to TV.
In between Sisyphean tumbles down the stairs, which test the resolve of Wick, each stride Wick takes is a further leveling of the playing field.
John Wick: Chapter 4 director Chad Stahelski reflects on the possibility of making John Wick 5, saying he doesn't want audiences to feel ripped off.
The John Wick: Chapter 4 ending proves just how relentless Wick can be in his fight to secure his freedom.
There are several clues that John Wick survives in John Wick 4, but there are just as many clues that prove John isn't coming back from the dead.
While audiences may be shocked by John Wick's fate in John Wick: Chapter 4, the film does leave the character on a bittersweet note.
Wick’s antagonist in this movie is Marquis de Gramont — Bill Skarsgård — one of the leaders of the High Table, who uses Caine — Donnie Yen — a blind assassin and martial artist, to eliminate Wick.
Even though the Peacock streaming series "The Continental" is technically a prequel to the first "John Wick," you should watch it after the fourth "John Wick" movie.
The staff shortage will also hit two later trains, with replacement buses operating on the 12:34 Wick to Inverness service and the 18:31 Inverness to Wick service today.
Wick Sheriff Court heard yesterday how the 35-month old had been returning home to Wick with his mother Ashlyne from a Sunday afternoon trip to a play park.
Lionsgate has released the official John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum trailer, featuring John Wick on the run and ready to go to war.
Mr. Wick reloads with “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum” arriving on digital this summer and to celebrate, Lionsgate held an ax-throwing party with Mark Dacascos – who plays the lethal assassin, Zero, opposite Keanu Reeves.
That doesn’t mean that John Wick: Chapter 4, which will presumably pick up from the surprisingly open-ended (but not quite “cliffhanger-ish”) epilogue to John Wick: Chapter 3, isn’t the stronger bet in terms of domestic glory.
Unsurprisingly, John Wick: Chapter 4 has already been announced, with Reeves returning to continue the story of Wick.
Why were they able to give John Wick a "ticket", a talisman that doesn't show up in any other part of the John Wick universal economy like the gold coins or the blood markers?
Higher Gaussian moments—completing Wick's theorem There is a subtle point left before Wick's theorem is proved—what if more than two of the phis have the same momentum?
Looking like a delicate woven bag above the woven cotton wick, the mantle is a residue of mineral materials (mostly thorium dioxide ), heated to incandescence by the flame from the wick.
The incineration of the wick limits the exposed length of the wick, thus maintaining a constant burning temperature and rate of fuel consumption.
Phrases with wick
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with wick
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- john wick 98×
- wick chapter 40×
- in wick 15×
- wick and 11×
- wick is 9×
- the wick 9×
- to wick 7×
- wick academy 6×
- of wick 4×
- wick sheriff 4×