Candle
11candle — /ˈkændl / (say kandl) noun 1. a long, usually slender, piece of tallow, wax, etc., with an embedded wick, burnt to give light. 2. something like this in appearance or use. 3. international candle, a unit of luminous intensity established by… …
12candle — [[t]kæ̱nd(ə)l[/t]] candles 1) N COUNT A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through the middle. You light the wick in order to give a steady flame that provides light. The bedroom was lit by a single candle. 2)… …
13candle — can|dle S3 [ˈkændl] n ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [Date: 600 700; : Latin; Origin: candela, from candere; CANDID] 1.) a stick of ↑wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light 2.) …
14candle */*/ — UK [ˈkænd(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms candle : singular candle plural candles a stick of wax with a string in it called a wick that you burn to give light • the game is/it is not worth the candle British old fashioned something is not… …
15candle — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE …
16candle — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE …
17candle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th century 1. a usually molded or dipped mass of wax or tallow containing a wick that may be burned (as to give light, heat, or scent or… …
18Candle — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Candle peut faire référence à : bougie, en anglais, Candle, un EP du groupe Sonic Youth, Candle, une ville d Alaska, Catégorie : Homonymie …
19candle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted, lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy, citronella, scented ▪ wax ▪ …
20candle — See: burn the candle at both ends, game is not worth the candle, hold a candle to …
