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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 28% | 7 | Common feature of a grill lighter | |
3 | 25% | 7 | Lighter Wise partly obscured by old Morecambe's feature? | |
Lighter Feature Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "WICK" which means:
- noun
- • Any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
- • A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame verb
- • To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
- • (of a liquid) to traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. usually followed by through.
- • To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction. adjective
- • Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick.
- • (chiefly yorkshire) (of inanimate objects) resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw).
An example sentence would be:
- • "The candle's wick slowly burned down as the evening wore on."
- • "He carefully trimmed the wick before lighting the oil lamp."
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New York Times21 Sep 2001 | Down 33 | |
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