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1. (n.) candle
a long, usu. slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
2. candle
something resembling this in appearance or use.
3. candle
any of various former international standard units of luminous intensity.
4. (v.t.) candle
to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
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| Definition of 'Candle' |
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1. (noun) candle, taper, wax light
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
2. (verb) candle, candela, cd, standard candle
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
3. (verb) candle
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
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1. (noun) candle
a stick of wax with a steady flame when lit
Light the candles.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Candle
a slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light
2. (noun) Candle
that which gives light; a luminary
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Sense: a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light
We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.
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 Afrikaans: kers |
 Arabic: شَمْعَه |
 Bulgarian: свещ |
 Brazilian: vela |
 Czech: svíčka |
 German: die Kerze |
 Danish: (stearin-)lys |
 Greek: κερί |
 Spanish: vela |
 Estonian: küünal |
 Farsi: شمع |
 Finnish: kynttilä |
 French: bougie |
 Hebrew: נֵר |
 Hindi: मोमबत्ती |
 Croatian: svijeća |
 Hungarian: gyertya |
 Indonesian: lilin |
 Icelandic: kerti |
 Italian: candela |
 Japanese: ろうそく |
 Korean: 양초 |
 Lithuanian: žvakė |
 Latvian: svece |
 Malay: lilin |
 Dutch: kaars |
 Norwegian: stearinlys, (levende) lys |
 Polish: świeca |
 Persian: شمع |
 Pashto: شمع |
 Portuguese: vela |
 Romanian: lumânare |
 Russian: свеча |
 Slovak: sviečka |
 Slovenian: sveča |
 Serbian: sveća |
 Swedish: stearinljus |
 Thai: เทียน |
 Turkish: mum |
 Taiwanese: 蠟燭 |
 Ukrainian: свічка |
 Urdu: موم بتی ، قندیل ، شمع |
 Vietnamese: cây nến |
 Chinese: 蜡烛 |
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