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- DictionaryCan·dle/ˈkand(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.
verb
- 1. (of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light: "the egg was candled—it was fertile"
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May 14, 2017 · Definition of 'candle' Word Frequency. candle. (kændəl ) Word forms: plural candles. countable noun. 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. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Check pronunciation: candle. Definition of candle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
candle meaning, definition, what is candle: a stick of wax with a string through the...: Learn more.
CANDLE definition: a stick of wax with string going through it that you burn to produce light. Learn more.
candle meaning: a stick of wax with string going through it that you burn to produce light. Learn more.
CANDLE meaning: 1 : wax that has been formed into a stick or another shape and has a string in the middle that can be burned; 2 : to be on the same level as or as good as (something or someone) used in negative statements.
candle, light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in cylindrical form but made in many fanciful designs, enclosing and saturating a fibrous wick.
