He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

The soldier lights the fuse wick using a cigar because the wind would blow out a match or lighter.

somebody blundered out of nervousness (they dropped the bottle, burned the curtains, lit the wick too soon, didn t manage to open the window, and so on)

As the power supply would heat up, solder joints inside it would fracture causing many problems, such as loss of deflection in the monitor or a complete loss of power.

who brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick)

uper comfortable nappies have also been criticized the advanced technology in modern diapers wick wetness away from skin, leaving the child oblivious to their accident and when they need to go to the toilet.

Separated by the membrane, the fuel would not be vented to the air but instead would wick out through the bottom of the material into a collector tank for use on demand in our existing energy supply infrastructure.

STANFORD Last January, China s environmental authorities barely averted the contamination of nearly three million people s drinking water after a mining company dumped cadmium a toxic heavy metal used in the manufacture of batteries, paint, solder, and solar cells into the Longjiang River.

Instead of fitting glass together using a lead solder, two or more pieces of glass are laid on top of or overlapped on each other and are fired at temperatures ranging from 1100 to 1600 degrees Fahrenheit (750 to 850 degrees Celsius).