All candle synonyms
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C c 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.
- taper — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- wax light — a candle made of wax.
- rush light — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- bougie — a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
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.
- scrutinize — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- smoking — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
- look see — a visual inspection or survey; look; examination: have a look-see.
- take stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- check over — a thorough examination or investigation.
- make sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.