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- [kan-dl]
- /ˈkæn dl/
- /ˈkæn.dl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-dl]
- /ˈkæn dl/
Definitions of candle word
- countable noun candle A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light. 3
- noun candle a cylindrical piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance surrounding a wick, which is burned to produce light 3
- verb candle to examine (eggs) for freshness or the likelihood of being hatched by viewing them against a bright light 3
- noun candle a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned 3
- noun candle anything like a candle in form or use 3
- abbreviation CANDLE candela 3
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Origin of candle
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English candel < Latin candēla, equivalent to cand(ēre) to shine + -ēla deverbal noun suffix; see candid
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Parts of speech for Candle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
candle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for candle
noun candle
- torch — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- flambeau — a flaming torch.
- bougie — a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
- taper — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
verb candle
- look over — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- scrutinise — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- candling — a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
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