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candle
  1. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
  2. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
  3. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
  4. (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.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “And it seems to me that you lived your life like a candle in the wind.”
candleberry
  1. Any of the plants in the genus Myrica, containing about 35-50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales, with a wide distribution, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
  2. The fruit of plants in the genus Myrica.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The kernels of the alearites triloba, the candleberry tree, a plant growing in most tropical countries.”
      “In the East Indies the candleberry, which contains oily seeds, has been burned for light by the natives.”
      “He put in the finished candlesticks and a box of candleberry dips he had made of delightfully spiced wax, coloured pale green.”
candlebomb
  1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
  2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
candlenut
  1. A flowering tree (Aleurites moluccana and Aleurites rockinghamensis) of the family Euphorbiaceae, also known as candleberry, Indian walnut, kemiri, varnish tree or kukui nut tree.
  2. The seed of this tree, used as a candle
  3. Examples:
    1. “In Timor-Leste today, candlenut is starting to become a good source of income for many people.”
      “At first, the way is through a perfect forest of breadfruit, candlenut, and palm trees.”
      “One or two candlenut torches dimly illumined the figures of the squatting women who remained.”
candlewick
  1. The thread used to make the wicks of candles
  2. A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
  3. Examples:
    1. “The evening will feature a large display of crafts, candlewick embroidery, chicken scratch embroidery, rag dolls and much more.”
      “We talk in his room with its single bed, bumpily spread with a candlewick counterpane in a cosy shade of plum.”
      “The wind shifted and a single raindrop came through the window and landed exactly on the candlewick, extinguishing it.”
candlestick
  1. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
  2. A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He shows an earlier type of candlestick of baluster form spreading downwards into a deep drip tray with a squat cinched base.”
      “This figurine was designed as a candlestick, with the holder protruding from the base on either side.”
      “Illusions include a woman's profile that could also be a candlestick, and an empty box that viewed another way looks like a solid cube.”
candlefish
  1. An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Both herring and candlefish can be imitated with Marabous or weighted or unweighted Clouser Minnows.”
      “In this case, many point their fingers at the shrimp trawler that operates off the coast, a trawler that doesn't want to stop fishing when the candlefish pass through.”
      “Gulls wheeled and screamed over the first slug of spawning candlefish.”
candlewaster
  1. (pejorative) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
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candlestand
  1. A holder for candles; a branched candlestick.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Also seen was an early Nineteenth Century, New England birch tilt-top candlestand in red wash with spider legs, spade feet and forged nail construction.”
candler
  1. A person who makes candles; a chandler.
candlemaker
  1. Someone who makes candles; candler.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The candlemaker displayed their exquisite craftsmanship at the artisan market, showcasing their hand-poured candles and unique candle-related items.”
      “Milk chocolate dates to 1875, when Swiss candlemaker Daniel Peter and his neighbour Henri Nestlé developed a milk chocolate bar.”
      “He eventually found such a woman, the only daughter of the candlemaker, a girl whom everyone thought of as plain.”
candlemaking
candleshine
  1. The light thrown from a lit candle
candleholder
  1. A device for holding one or more lit candles
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This rustic looking candleholder is finished in hues of red, green, brown and burnt yellow on glass with a rust brown metal base.”
      “A shelf held a rush burner of coarse iron, next to a candleholder of finely wrought bronze, and another of horn trimmed in sliver.”
      “If you wish to reuse a candleholder after the current candles has melted completely, put the container in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.”
candleglow
  1. glow from candlelight
  2. Examples:
    1. “The Candleglow insignia in the corner doesn't help matters, but simply emphasizes how cheap and tawdry the whole thing looks.”
candleflame
  1. The flame of a candle.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The candleflame and the image of the candleflame caught in the pierglass twisted and righted when he entered the hall and again when he shut the door.”
candelabrum
  1. A candle holder.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The Russian candelabrum of lapis lazuli and gilt bronze shown in Plate V is an example of the fine work of Russian lapidaries.”
      “A rough, wooden, two-stick candelabrum graced one table, while the other sported a heavy glass oil lamp.”
      “There were electric lamps around the edges of the room, but in the space at the front of the church there was a huge candelabrum.”
candelabra
  1. plural of candelabrum
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There were marble craters and candelabra, statuary, busts, reliefs, column capitals and bases, and 60 to 70 marble column shafts.”
      “The likes of the earl of Stamford and the Prince of Wales are known to have owned examples of these candelabra.”
      “I certainly didn't want to spend my time polishing candlesticks and candelabra.”
candelabra
  1. (nonstandard) A single candelabrum.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There were marble craters and candelabra, statuary, busts, reliefs, column capitals and bases, and 60 to 70 marble column shafts.”
      “The likes of the earl of Stamford and the Prince of Wales are known to have owned examples of these candelabra.”
      “I certainly didn't want to spend my time polishing candlesticks and candelabra.”
candlewax
  1. The wax of a candle.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The movie has an almost tactile stickiness, an obsession with flypaper, dripping candlewax, suntan lotion and various body fluids.”
      “The perpetrators' faces had the fleshy stolidity of candlewax.”
      “Was the hall filled with the scent of pine needles and candlewax, did ­every room flicker magically with chandeliers and candlelight, did the guests leave drunk with the best wine and jokes and music?”
candlelight
  1. The light emitted by a candle.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The performances will be by candlelight lending a relaxed ambience to the evening.”
      “After a frenzied game of backgammon in candlelight, I ran a piping hot bath and sank into it.”
      “In a dark room lit only by candlelight and packed with infants in playpens, Celine lay on the bottom bunk of a bed.”
candleholders
candlewasters
candlelights
candleshines
  1. plural of candleshine
candlesticks
  1. plural of candlestick
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Drawings of architectural metalwork, candlesticks, andirons, and plasterwork of the same earlier centuries fill his sketchbooks.”
      “Other bays are brightened by an astonishing number of silver candlesticks, incense burners and vessels.”
      “Two more candles on silver-gilt candlesticks stand at each end of the coffin.”
candelabrums
candleflames
  1. plural of candleflame
candlemakers
candlestands
  1. plural of candlestand
candleberries
candlebombs
  1. plural of candlebomb
candleglows
  1. plural of candleglow
candlewicks
  1. plural of candlewick
candlefishes
candlenuts
  1. plural of candlenut
candlers
  1. plural of candler
candles
  1. plural of candle
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  3. Examples:
    1. “My mother keeps me well in stock of incense, candles, charcoal blocks, and altar covers.”
      “Such smells are reminiscent of blown-out candles, and are frequently described as greasy, tallowy or watery.”
      “The candles glow, what light there is bounces around on the luminescent green walls, and the sound bounces way up to the high ceiling.”
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