candle

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkændəl/ or /ˈkændl̩/

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Noun

Singular candle

Plural candles

1. (countable) A piece of wax with a wick inside that you burn to get light.
2. (countable) (old, no longer used) A unit of how light strength, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
3. (countable) (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.