candle
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candle/ˈkandl/
▶noun
- 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns.
- 2 (also international candle) Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela.
– phrases
be unable to hold a candle to informal be not nearly as good as.
(the game's) not worth the candle the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved.
be unable to hold a candle to informal be not nearly as good as.
(the game's) not worth the candle the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved.
– derivatives
candler noun.
candler noun.
– origin OE candel, from L. candela, from candere ‘be white or glisten’.
'candle' also found in these Oxford entries:
bougie
- burn
- candela
- candelabrum
- candid
- candlelight
- Candlemas
- cannel coal
- chandelier
- chandler
- Christingle
- corpse candle
- dip
- foot-candle
- glim
- international candle
- kindle
- night light
- pricket
- Roman candle
- rushlight
- sconce
- snuff
- snuffer
- taper
- tea light
- wick
