candle

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkændl/
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Noun

Singular candle

Plural candles

A candle

1. A piece of wax with a wick inside that you burn to get light.
2. (old, no longer used) A unit of how light strength, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
3. (forestry) a fast growing, light colored, shoot on a pine tree in the spring.

Related words and phrases

• candelabrum/candelabra
• candlestick
• Roman candle
• Does not hold a candle to (someone/something). Not as good as (someone/something)

Verb

Plain form candle

Third-person singular candles

Past tense candled

Past participle candled

Present participle candling

1. To watch the growth of something growing inside an egg, using a bright light source.
2. To dry pottery before the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.