Synonyymisanakirja
wick
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kynttilänsydän, köysi, naru, sydänlanka, sytyke, sydän.
Käännökset
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sydän
sydänlanka
A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.
Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; e.g. a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain. puhekieltä A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones. puhekieltä A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction. puhekieltä penis Penis. 2008, Marcus Van Heller, Nest of Vixens, ISBN 9781596549449, http://books.google.ca/books?id=CG7a6LBMs4kC&dq=%22his+wick%22+%22stone+stiff%22&q=%22His+wick+was+stone+stiff%22v=snippet&q=%22His%20wick%20was%20stone%20stiff%22&f=false p. 17: 2009, Ira Robbins, Kick It Till It Breaks, w:Trouser Press|Trouser Press, ISBN 9780984253913, http://books.google.ca/books?id=j5vOrRdUG4wC&dq=sucked+%22his+wick%22+subject%3A%22fiction%22&q=%22his+wick%22v=snippet&q=%22his%20wick%22&f=false p. 130: puhekieltä To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
puhekieltä A farm, especially a dairy farm. puhekieltä A village; hamlet; castle; dwelling; street; creek; bay; harbour; a place of work, jurisdiction, or exercise of authority. puhekieltä alive Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
puhekieltä A corner of the mouth or eye. 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 57: |
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