ALL meanings of candle
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C c - 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
- noun candle until 1940, a standard unit of luminous intensity equal to a certain fraction of the candle power of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps kept at the National Bureau of Standards; international candle 3
- verb transitive candle to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertilization, etc. by placing in front of a light, originally that of a candle 3
- noun candle a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light. 1
- noun candle something resembling a candle in appearance or use. 1
- noun candle Optics. (formerly) candela. Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard. a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbreviation: c., c. 1
- verb with object candle to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light. 1
- verb with object candle to hold (a bottle of wine) in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine. 1
- idioms candle burn the / one's candle at both ends. burn1 (def 54). 1
- idioms candle hold a candle to, to compare favorably with (usually used in the negative): She's smart, but she can't hold a candle to her sister. 1
- idioms candle worth the candle, worth the trouble or effort involved (usually used in the negative): Trying to win them over to your viewpoint is not worth the candle. 1
- noun candle wax candle 1
- noun candle small candle on birthday cake 1
- noun candle A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns. 1
- noun Definition of candle in Technology Part of the Scorpion environment development system. 1
- noun candle A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. 0
- noun candle The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter. 0
- noun candle (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela. 0
- noun candle (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous. 0
- verb candle (Transitive Verb) (embryology) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source. 0
- verb candle (pottery) To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware. 0
- verb candle To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye. 0