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Theorem for reducing high-order derivatives
Wick's theorem is a method of reducing high-order derivatives to a combinatorics problem. It is named after Italian physicist Gian Carlo Wick. It is used
Wick's_theorem
Theorem in probability theory
In probability theory, Isserlis's theorem or Wick's probability theorem is a formula that allows one to compute higher-order moments of the multivariate
Isserlis's_theorem
Pictorial representation of the behavior of subatomic particles
Gaussian, the expectation values for the product of many field modes obeys Wick's theorem: ⟨ ϕ ( k 1 ) ϕ ( k 2 ) ⋯ ϕ ( k n ) ⟩ {\displaystyle \left\langle \phi
Feynman_diagram
Italian theoretical physicist (1909–1992)
field theory. The Wick rotation, Wick contraction, Wick's theorem, and the Wick product are named after him. Gian Carlo Wick, first name "Gian Carlo", was
Gian_Carlo_Wick
Type of operator ordering in quantum field theory
}{\,:}=1.} This equation is used in defining the contractions used in Wick's theorem. 3. An example with multiple operators is: : b ^ † b ^ b ^ b ^ † b ^
Normal_order
Theorem in linear algebra
In mathematics, particularly in linear algebra, the Schur product theorem states that the Hadamard product of two positive definite matrices is also a
Schur_product_theorem
Theoretical framework in physics
the interacting two-point function to quantities in the free theory. Wick's theorem further reduce any n-point correlation function in the free theory to
Quantum_field_theory
theorem (logic) Diaconescu's theorem (mathematical logic) Easton's theorem (set theory) Erdős–Dushnik–Miller theorem (set theory) Erdős–Rado theorem (set
List_of_theorems
Expectation value of time-ordered quantum operators
interaction picture correlation functions which can be evaluated using Wick's theorem. A diagrammatic way to represent the resulting sum is via Feynman diagrams
Correlation function (quantum field theory)
Correlation_function_(quantum_field_theory)
Theorem in quantum physics
boson vanishes. Landau–Yang theorem Ward–Takahashi identity Wick's theorem Furry, W. H. (1937-01-15). "A Symmetry Theorem in the Positron Theory". Physical
Furry's_theorem
Quantum field theory of electromagnetism
creation of a photon, each having specified energies and momenta. Using Wick's theorem on the terms of the Dyson series, all the terms of the S-matrix for
Quantum_electrodynamics
Action of a massive abelian gauge field
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Proca_action
Evolutionary equation under renormalization group flow
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Callan–Symanzik_equation
Type of approximation to an underlying physical theory
mass). Steven Weinberg's "folk theorem" stipulates how to build an effective field theory that is well behaved. The "theorem" states that the most general
Effective_field_theory
Japanese physicist (1906-1979)
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Shin'ichirō_Tomonaga
Field equation from quantum gravity
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Wheeler–DeWitt_equation
Attempts to develop a quantum mechanical theory of cosmology
S2CID 16655619. Stephen Hawking wrote 1999: So what the singularity theorems are really telling us, is that the universe had a quantum origin, and that
Quantum_cosmology
Mathematical operation in quantum optics, general relativity and other areas of physics
(1969-11-01). "Nonunitary bogoliubov transformations and extension of Wick's theorem". Il Nuovo Cimento B (1965-1970). 64 (1): 37–55. doi:10.1007/BF02710281
Bogoliubov_transformation
Expression for two-point correlation functions
)^{3}}}e^{-ip\cdot (x-y)}\theta (p_{0})\delta (p^{2}-\mu ^{2})} . From the CPT theorem we also know that an identical expression holds for ⟨ 0 | Φ † ( x ) Φ (
Källén–Lehmann spectral representation
Källén–Lehmann_spectral_representation
Physical field theory with no forces/interactions
ϕ [ g ] ] = 0 {\displaystyle [\phi [f],\phi [g]]=0} . Normal order Wick's theorem Schwichtenberg, Jakob (2015). Physics from Symmetry. Undergraduate Lecture
Free_field
Axiomatization of quantum field theory
shown that a Euclidean QFT can be Wick-rotated into a Wightman QFT, see Osterwalder–Schrader theorem. This theorem is the key tool for the constructions
Wightman_axioms
Quantum field theory at non-zero temperatures
University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850923-3. T.S. Evans and D.A. Steer (1996). "Wick's theorem at finite temperature". Nucl. Phys. B. 474 (2): 481–496. arXiv:hep-ph/9601268
Thermal_quantum_field_theory
British theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)
additive number theory, which he developed as part of his proof of Mann's theorem; the Dyson tree, a hypothetical genetically engineered plant capable of
Freeman_Dyson
Dimensionless number that quantifies the strength of the electromagnetic interaction
the energy mec2 equivalent to the mass of an electron. Using the virial theorem in the Bohr model of the atom U e l = 2 U k i n {\displaystyle U_{\mathsf
Fine-structure_constant
Quantum chromodynamics on a lattice
originally developed in the context of the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer. After Wick rotation, the path integral for the partition function of QCD takes the form
Lattice_QCD
Force resulting from the quantisation of a field
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Casimir_effect
Multi particle state space
Holomorphic Fock space Creation and annihilation operators Slater determinant Wick's theorem Noncommutative geometry Grand canonical ensemble, thermal distribution
Fock_space
Type of operator expectation value
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Vacuum_expectation_value
Energy difference between ground state and lightest excited state(s)
{\displaystyle \rho _{c}(\mu ^{2})=0} in the formulas above. Coleman–Mandula theorem Scalar field theory Lucini, Biagio; Teper, Michael; Wenger, Urs (2004)
Mass_gap
Symmetry breaking through the vacuum state
mechanics that describes finite dimensional systems, due to Stone-von Neumann theorem (that states the uniqueness of Heisenberg commutation relations in finite
Spontaneous_symmetry_breaking
Feynman diagram with only one cycle
divergences are dealt with by renormalization. Tadpole (physics) Furry's theorem Peskin, M.E. Schroeder, D.V. (1995) An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory
One-loop_Feynman_diagram
Quantum field that enables consistent quantization
which there is no asymptotic freedom at large energy scales. No-ghost theorem, related to bad ghosts BRST quantization, scheme to deal with ghosts Neutrino
Ghost_(physics)
Quantum field theory
theory) to quantum mechanics. Weyl named the relevant symmetry in Noether's theorem the "gauge symmetry", by analogy to distance standardization in railroad
Yang–Mills_theory
Process in quantum mechanical theories
and g {\displaystyle g} have degree three. Groenewold's theorem can be stated as follows: Theorem—There is no quantization map Q {\displaystyle Q} (following
Canonical_quantization
Study of subatomic particles and forces
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Particle_physics
Indian theoretical chemist
Generalized Wick's theorem had been the methods of directly determining the various reduced density matrices via generalized Brillouin's theorem and the contracted
Debashis_Mukherjee
Quantum state with the lowest possible energy
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Quantum_vacuum_state
Formulation of quantum mechanics
the answer is a Gaussian spreading linearly in time is the central limit theorem, which can be interpreted as the first historical evaluation of a statistical
Path-integral_formulation
Physical theory with fields invariant under the action of local "gauge" Lie groups
group, especially in the theory of G-structures. Incidentally, Noether's theorem implies that invariance under this group of transformations leads to the
Gauge_theory
Effect in quantum electrodynamics
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Lamb_shift
Function that encodes the dependence of a coupling parameter on the energy scale
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Beta_function_(physics)
Extension of quantum field theory to curved spacetime
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Quantum field theory in curved spacetime
Quantum_field_theory_in_curved_spacetime
Mathematics of a particle physics model
e R ) c {\displaystyle (e_{\rm {R}})^{\text{c}}} fields. By Noether's theorem, each symmetry above has an associated conservation law: the conservation
Mathematical formulation of the Standard Model
Mathematical_formulation_of_the_Standard_Model
Type of unphysical field in quantum field theory which provides mathematical consistency
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Faddeev–Popov_ghost
Quantum field theory enjoying conformal symmetry
can be related to a Minkowskian CFT by Wick rotation, for example thanks to the Osterwalder-Schrader theorem. In such cases, Minkowskian correlation
Conformal_field_theory
Theorem in physics
Bell's theorem is a term encompassing a number of closely related results in physics, all of which determine that quantum mechanics is incompatible with
Bell's_theorem
Theory of quantum gauge fields on a lattice
continuum gauge theory is recovered. In lattice gauge theory, the spacetime is Wick rotated into Euclidean space and discretized into a lattice with sites separated
Lattice_gauge_theory
Technique in quantum field theory
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Background_field_method
Lowest possible energy of a quantum system or field
Callen and Theodore Welton proved the quantum fluctuation-dissipation theorem (FDT) which was originally formulated in classical form by Nyquist (1928)
Zero-point_energy
Mechanism that explains the generation of mass for gauge bosons
breaking of a gauge symmetry is technically incorrect since by Elitzur's theorem gauge symmetries never can be spontaneously broken. Rather, the Fröhlich–Morchio–Strocchi
Higgs_mechanism
Japanese-born American theoretical physicist (1925–2023)
infrared divergences cancel. This became known as the Kinoshita-Lee-Nauenberg theorem. In the 1970s he worked on quantum chromodynamics and quarkonium - spectroscopy
Toichiro_Kinoshita
Generating function for quantum correlation functions
all fixed at specific coordinates and are therefore fixed. By performing a Wick transformation, the partition function can be expressed in Euclidean spacetime
Partition function (quantum field theory)
Partition_function_(quantum_field_theory)
Formulation of the quantum many-body problem
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Second_quantization
amplitude equations far more quickly than by direct application of Wick's theorem". UML Class diagram UML Component diagram UML Composite structure diagram
Cluster_diagram
Maximally helicity violating amplitudes
the MHV Lagrangian framework via evasions of the S-matrix equivalence theorem. An alternative approach to the MHV Lagrangian recovers the missing pieces
MHV_amplitudes
Method in physics used to deal with infinities
Chains, Cellular Automata, the real space Ising model, the Krohn-Rhodes Theorem, QED, and rate distortion theory. Delamotte, Bertrand (2004). "A hint of
Renormalization
Property of scattering amplitudes
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Crossing_(physics)
Asymmetry of classical and quantum action
quantized theory. The relationship of this anomaly to the Atiyah–Singer index theorem was one of the celebrated achievements of the theory. Technically, an anomalous
Anomaly_(physics)
Japanese-American nobel-winning physicist
In 1964, Nambu provided a general mathematical proof of the Goldstone theorem. The massless bosons arising in field theories with spontaneous symmetry
Yoichiro_Nambu
Procedure of coping with redundant degrees of freedom in physical field theories
which are even more "unphysical" in that they violate the spin–statistics theorem. The relationship between these entities, and the reasons why they do not
Gauge_fixing
Quantum version of the classical action
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Effective_action
Generalization of the Dirac equation
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Dirac equation in curved spacetime
Dirac_equation_in_curved_spacetime
Quantum field giving rise to gluons
Correlators In QCD". arXiv:hep-lat/9808056. M. Neubert (1993). "A Virial Theorem for the Kinetic Energy of a Heavy Quark inside Hadrons". Physics Letters
Gluon_field
Chinese-American physicist (1926–2024)
Chinese-American physicist known for his work on parity violation, the Lee–Yang theorem, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological
Tsung-Dao_Lee
Parameter describing the strength of a force
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Coupling_constant
Connection between correlation functions and the S-matrix
get a particularly general formulation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. S-matrix elements are probability amplitudes of transitions between in
LSZ_reduction_formula
Function in quantum field theory showing probability amplitudes of moving particles
noting that the equation xf(x) = 1 has the solution (see Sokhotski–Plemelj theorem) f ( x ) = 1 x ± i ε = 1 x ∓ i π δ ( x ) , {\displaystyle f(x)={\frac {1}{x\pm
Propagator
Type of 2D conformal field theory
dual Coxeter number. By using the OPE of the currents and a version of Wick's theorem one may deduce that the OPE of T ( z ) {\displaystyle T(z)} with itself
Wess–Zumino–Witten_model
Possible outcome of renormalization in physics
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Quantum_triviality
Relativistic wave equation describing massless fermions
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Weyl_equation
Introductory article
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Introduction_to_gauge_theory
Wave equations respecting special and general relativity
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Relativistic_wave_equations
This non-canonical algebra means that these operators do not satisfy a Wick's theorem, which prevents a conventional diagrammatic or field theoretic treatment
Slave_boson
Matrix representing the effect of scattering on a physical system
portal Feynman diagram LSZ reduction formula Wick's theorem Haag's theorem Interaction picture Levinson's theorem Initial and final state radiation Pauli Matrices
S-matrix
Operator in quantum field theory
p. 568 Hall 2015, Formula 1.12. Rossmann 2002, Chapter 2. Tung 1985, Theorem 10.13, Chapter 10. Weinberg, Steven (1995). The Quantum Theory of Fields
Pauli–Lubanski_pseudovector
Second-rank tensor in quantum chromodynamics
Correlators In QCD". arXiv:hep-lat/9808056. M. Neubert (1993). "A Virial Theorem for the Kinetic Energy of a Heavy Quark inside Hadrons". Physics Letters
Gluon_field_strength_tensor
Dirac equation for self-interacting fermions
Propagator Quantization Regularization Renormalization Vacuum state Wick's theorem Wightman axioms Equations Dirac equation Klein–Gordon equation Proca
Nonlinear_Dirac_equation
Type of topological defects in the Yang–Mills vacuum
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Center_vortex
Dirac's Invention of Quantum Field Theory". Pauli and the Spin-Statistics Theorem. World Scientific Publishing. pp. 149–167. ISBN 978-9810231149. Lamb, Willis;
History of quantum field theory
History_of_quantum_field_theory
Japanese physicist
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Kazuhiko_Nishijima
Family of stochastic algorithms
the full partition function as a series of Feynman diagrams, employ Wick's theorem to group diagrams into determinants, and finally use Markov chain Monte
Continuous-time quantum Monte Carlo
Continuous-time_quantum_Monte_Carlo
Wave equation for arbitrary spin particles
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Bargmann–Wigner_equations
Properties underlying modern physics
between continuous symmetries and conservation laws is given by Noether's theorem. The form of the fundamental quantum operators, for example the energy
Symmetry_in_quantum_mechanics
Mathematical operation on random variables
{a^{i}}{i!}}X^{'i}} Wick Product Springer Encyclopedia of Mathematics Florin Avram and Murad Taqqu, (1987) "Noncentral Limit Theorems and Appell Polynomials"
Wick_product
Equation for arbitrary spin particles
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Joos–Weinberg_equation
Whitehead's theory of gravitation Whitham equation Whole number rule Wick's theorem Wick Haxton Wick rotation Wide-angle X-ray scattering Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Index_of_physics_articles_(W)
Mathematical trick using imaginary numbers to simplify certain formulas in physics
In physics, Wick rotation, named after Italian physicist Gian Carlo Wick, is a method of finding a solution to a mathematical problem in Minkowski space
Wick_rotation
Model in statistical physics
other correlation functions at long distances are then determined by Wick's theorem. All the odd moments are zero, by ± symmetry. The even moments are the
High-dimensional_Ising_model
Quantum field theory equations
mechanics that also evades the Currie–Jordan–Sudarshan "No Interaction" theorem. That theorem states that without fields, one cannot have a relativistic Hamiltonian
Two-body_Dirac_equations
mathematical finance, in terms of white noise. Second, the characterization theorem given above allows various heuristic expressions to be identified as generalized
White_noise_analysis
Euclidean Wightman distributions
contains another theorem replacing (E0') by yet another assumption called (E0) ˇ {\displaystyle {\check {\text{(E0)}}}} . This other theorem is rarely used
Schwinger_function
large numbers Kolmogorov's two-series theorem Random field Conditional random field Borel–Cantelli lemma Wick product Conditioning (probability) Conditional
List_of_probability_topics
Swedish actor (born 1953)
(2004), Constantine (2005), Nacho Libre (2006), 22 Jump Street (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), and Until Dawn (2025). On television, he portrayed John
Peter_Stormare
Charge transfer due to contact or sliding
"precipitation static" or "P-static"; aircraft typically have one or more static wicks to remove it. Checking the status of these is a standard task for pilots
Triboelectric_effect
Mathematical concept applicable to physics
ISBN 0-19-853303-9. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Welty; Wicks, Wilson and Rorrer (2001). Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer
Flux
Type of quantum mechanics theory
University of California Press. p. 14. OCLC 872622725. Wick, David (1995). "Bell's Theorem". The Infamous Boundary: Seven Decades of Heresy in Quantum
Hidden-variable_theory
British record producer and keyboardist (born 1986)
artists he has collaborated with, including S10. In 2023, Fish engineered "Theorem" by Puscifer from their album Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired. The same
Jordan_Fish
American mathematician
Emeritus, 1931 – 2012, UCLA Mathematics Department website Some Tauberian Theorems connected with the Prime Number Theorem, Basil Gordon, PhD thesis, 1956
Basil_Gordon
Function of a matrix
related to moments of multivariate Gaussian distributions. By Wick's probability theorem, for a real 2 n × 2 n {\displaystyle 2n\times 2n} symmetric matrix
Hafnian
Subgraph with contracted edges
and by contracting edges. The theory of graph minors began with Wagner's theorem that a graph is planar if and only if its minors include neither the complete
Graph_minor
WICKS THEOREM
WICKS THEOREM
Girl/Female
Indian
Circumstance, Period of life, Wick, Condition, Degree
Boy/Male
Latin Polish
Conqueror.
Biblical
a people that licks up
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Wick 2, or variant of the habitational name Wick, with genitive or plural -s. There has been much confusion between this name and Weeks.In 1638 Richard Wickes (also known as Richard Atwick), of Staines, Middlesex, England, died, leaving a bequest to “my son John Wickes now living in New England.†This John Wickes came from London, England, to Plymouth, MA, in 1635, and subsequently settled at Portsmouth, RI.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Circumstance, Period of life, Wick, Condition, Degree
Surname or Lastname
German
German : unexplained.English : variant of Hicks.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wick.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in an outlying settlement dependent on a larger village, Old English wīc (Latin vicus), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Worcestershire. The term seems to have been used, in particular, to denote an outlying dairy farm or a salt works.English and German : from a medieval personal name, Middle English Wikke, German Wicko, a short form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with the element wīg ‘battle’, ‘war’.
Boy/Male
Biblical
A people that licks up.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Wilk.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Wicks.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Ricks.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from a short form of Richard.English : topographic name for someone who lived where rushes grew, Middle English rexe, rixe (Old English rix).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wick.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant of Wick.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands and Wales)
English (West Midlands and Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Dick.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hick 1. This is a widespread surname in England, and is common in the southwest and southern Wales.Dutch and German : patronymic from Hick. Compare Hix.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Weeks or Wicks.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : probably a variant of Wink.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Wikke (see Wick 2).
WICKS THEOREM
WICKS THEOREM
Girl/Female
Arabic, Christian, Muslim
She who Fulfils
Boy/Male
Tamil
Witness
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Hebrew
To Flow Down; Watering-place; The Descender
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Star
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sweet, One who speaks sweetly, Parrot, Measured
Boy/Male
Greek, Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Spanish
Illusion
Boy/Male
Tamil
One of the four spiritual son of Brahma
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Hotness
Girl/Female
Arabic
Pleasant Smell of Paradise
Female
Russian
(Шура) Short form of Russian unisex Sashura, SHURA means "defender of mankind." Compare with another form of Shura.
WICKS THEOREM
WICKS THEOREM
WICKS THEOREM
WICKS THEOREM
WICKS THEOREM
n.
Beggar's ticks.
v. t.
To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.
v. i.
To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.
a.
Wicked.
v. t.
The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle.
v. t.
To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.
v. i.
To strike a stone in an oblique direction.
n.
A variant of 1st Wick.
n.
One who picks locks; a thief.
n.
The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
n.
Alt. of Wich
n.
One who, or that which, kicks.
n.
One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.
v. t.
To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.
n.
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.
a.
Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames.
n.
One who winks.
n.
One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner.
n.
One who, or that which, licks.