gay vs wick

gay

noun
  • A homosexual, especially a male homosexual. 

  • The letter —, which stands for the sound /ɡ/, in Pitman shorthand. 

verb
  • To cause (something, e.g. AIDS) to be associated with homosexual people. 

adj
  • Homosexually in love with someone. 

  • Describing a homosexual man. 

  • Tending to partner or mate with other individuals of the same sex. 

  • Possessing sexual and/or romantic attraction towards people one perceives to be the same sex or gender as oneself. 

  • Between two or more persons perceived to be of the same sex or gender as each other. 

  • Not heterosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. 

  • Being in accordance with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men. 

  • Effeminate or flamboyant in behavior. 

  • Upright or curved over the back. 

  • Intended for gay people, especially gay men. 

  • Infatuated with something, aligning with homosexual stereotypes. 

  • Exhibiting appearance or behavior that accords with stereotypes of gay people, especially gay men. 

  • Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid, burdensome, contemptible, generally bad. 

adv
  • Considerably, very. 

wick

noun
  • The penis. 

  • (Usually plural) The parts of weed roots that remain viable in the ground after inadequate digging prior to cultivation. 

  • A farm, especially a dairy farm. 

  • A corner of the mouth or eye. 

  • A maggot. 

  • The growing part of a plant nearest to the roots. 

  • A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction. 

  • Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action, such as a strip of gauze placed in a wound to serve as a drain. 

  • 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. 

  • A narrow opening in the field, flanked by other players' stones. 

adj
  • resistant to being put to use, stiff, stubborn (as for example a rope or a screw). 

  • Alive; lively; full of life; active; bustling; nimble; quick. 

verb
  • 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 convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action. 

  • To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction. 

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