Candle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkændl|  American pronunciation of the word candle
Brit.  |ˈkænd(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word candle

noun

- stick of wax with a wick in the middle (syn: taper)
- the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

verb

- examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Extra examples

It was an old post-office where clerks candled the letters.

The candle has a repellent effect on insects.

The wood was singed by the candle.

We saw the twinkle of a candle in the window.

A candle lighted in the belly of a dark dead past.

He sat gazing into the burning flame of the candle.

He put out his flaring candle.

The game is not worth the candle.

The light flickered strangely as the candle guttered out.

She lit a candle.

A candle was alight on the chest of drawers.

I blew out the candle and sank into a deep sleep.

An average household candle will burn for about six hours.

No other singer can hold a candle to her.

Suddenly the candle went out.

Word forms

noun
singular: candle
plural: candles
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