Candle

Quick meaning: Candle is a noun meaning A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

Meaning

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

More Meanings

1. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
2. (Anglicanism, idiomatic) Indicates how high or low church something is by height on the candle.
3. (embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
4. (transitive) To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
5. (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.
6. (pottery, transitive) To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
7. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.

Example Sentences

light a candle

snuff out the candle

blow out the candles on the birthday cake

That vicar used to be an evangelical, but she's crept up the candle in recent years.

Word Forms

• candles
• candling
• candled

Synonyms for candle

Depending on context, synonyms include taper, cd, candela.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include taper, candela, cd, candlelight, torch, flame.

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