wicks is a form of:

Wick



noun
1.
(a piece of cord or tape in a candle, etc., that adsorbs the fuel and when lighted, bums) ប្រឆេះ (ដែកកេះ ។ល។), ឆ្នួន, ខ្សែតី (ខ្សែចងចុងរំពាត់), កំប៉ោយសក់
  • get on somebody's wick
    - ធ្វើឱ្យអ្នកណាម្នាក់ខឹងម្ដងហើយម្ដងទៀត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord, tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads, which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other material used for illumination, in small successive portions, to be burned.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To strike a stone in an oblique direction.