Definitions for candles
candles
can·dle
Spelling: [kan-dl]
IPA: /ˈkæn dl/
Candles is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 270 anagrams from letters in candles (acdelns).
Definitions for candles
noun
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a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
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something resembling a candle in appearance or use.
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Optics.
(formerly) candela.
Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard.
a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbreviation: c., c.
Idioms
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burn the / one's candle at both ends. burn1 (def 54).
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hold a candle to, to compare favorably with (usually used in the negative):
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worth the candle, worth the trouble or effort involved (usually used in the negative):
verb (used with object)
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to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
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to hold (a bottle of wine) in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine.
Origin of candles
before 900; Middle English, Old English candel Latin candēla, equivalent to cand(ēre) to shine + -ēla deverbal noun suffix; see candid
Examples for candles
In the middle of the night at an airport someone told me they had lit a candle for me.
Unlike the Soviet Union at a certain period in history, the Russian economy does not hold a candle to that of the United States.
Blowing out the candle, he advanced to the table and set it down.
A candle had recently been lighted, and it stood on the table near this man.
This candle may just be the perfect stocking stuffer or gift for a dear friend.
And she said, “No, you are on fire,” and my arm had caught on fire from a candle on this mantelpiece.
When they reached the cellar, she took the candle and went to look at the door.
His cigar had gone out; he relit it from the candle on our table, puffing great gray clouds of smoke.
He accompanied her to the foot of the stairs and lit her candle.
He lit a candle, and went cautiously down the rickety staircase.