Candle

What do we mean by candle?

A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light. noun

Something resembling this object in shape or use. noun

An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition, later in terms of a carbon-filament lamp, and superseded by the candela. noun

To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it before a bright light. transitive verb

A taper; a cylindrical body of tallow, wax, spermaceti, or other fatty material, formed on a wick composed of linen or cotton threads woven or twisted loosely, or (as formerly) of the pith of a rush, and used as a source of artificial light. noun

One candle-power: used as a standard of comparison. See candle-power. noun

In sodamanuf., a name given to the jets of sulphureted hydrogen and carbonic oxid which escape from various parts of the roasted mixture of sodium sulphate, coal, and limestone, during the process of manufacture. noun

To examine (an egg) in an egg-tester by means of a lighted candle to determine its freshness. See egg-candling.

A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. noun

That which gives light; a luminary. noun

The fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub (Aleurites triloba), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses. noun

Illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle. noun

A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Jablockoff candle. noun

A form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns. noun

Not worth the cost or trouble. noun

A candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease. noun

An auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out. noun

A special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour. noun

See under Bell. noun

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.

A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.

A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.

A device used for nun masturbation. Urban Dictionary

A device that creates dim lighting. Every man owns exactly one, which he lights when he's trying to get a woman to have sex with him. Urban Dictionary

A lazy man's way of saying "can't handle". Invented by a smart man by the name of john. Urban Dictionary

A joint, a blunt, its so thin and white that when lit it looks like a birthday candle Urban Dictionary

Another word for a tampon. Urban Dictionary

A person with red pubes aka red haired kid (ginger) with red pubes Urban Dictionary

When a man sets a woman's hair on fire, then masturbates and ejaculates on her head to put it out. This term is also valid when a female who is capable of squirting lights a man's hair on fire. Urban Dictionary

When a dude blows his load all over a chick's face and she let's it dry. Urban Dictionary

A burning chunk of wax that usually smells like ass. Urban Dictionary

A blunt or joint, usually a blunt. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to candle:
candle, handle, dandle, cantle, caudle, randle, mandle, cankle, canale, bandle, cadle, candie, yandle, wandle, cande, cardle, caddle, candee, cangle, canule.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word candle:
candles, candlestick, beeswax, hanukkah, wick, tallow, paschal, wax, scented, lighted, flame, lit, extinguished, incense, vigil, lamp, easton, fragrance, elton, clocks, burning, lighting, lantern, holder, sticks, torch, wind, procession, flames, burns, altar, blessing, darkness, cove, burn, auction, lights, christmas, diana, easter, advent, burned, light, factory, stick, prayer, maker, smoke, manufacturer, clock, soap, eve, ceremony, ghost, tribute, christ, bed, symbol, fire, custom, oxygen, carbon, shop, glass.

Words that rhyme with candle:
handle, scandal, vandal, manhandle, panhandle, sandal, handel, dandle, mishandle, randle, mandel, mandle, randall, candel, jandal, mandil, bandle, brandle, randal, crandall, standel, candolle, george frederick handel, grandville, crank handle, georg friedrich handel, kandel, fandel, randol, bandel, brandl, crandell, mandell, randel, andel, yandle, starting handle, sand hill, andal, brandel, inland hill, krandall, mandl, stand hill, vanhandel, woodland hill, yandell.

Adjectives that are often used to describe candle:
lighted, single, worth, foot, white, small, little, standard, roman, large, flickering, red, brief, black, votive, solitary, last, tall, paschal, green, yellow, scented, tallow, ordinary, big, dim, thick, international, blue, pink, unlit, tiny, light, extinguished, fat, blessed, lone, bright, fresh, electric, shaded, huge, holy, snuffed, unlighted, thin, bed, purple, feeble, extra, burned, flaring, naked, colored, lit, braided, flaming, spent, consecrated, burnt, miserable, burning, distant, finished, rush, wretched, inch, triple.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective candle:
power, light, making, lighting, nut, lightin, flame, holder, stick, color, ends, institute, fish, maker, wick, wax, snuffers, box, bearer, makers, dipper, snuffer, tree, manufacture, berry, shop, meter, lit, wicks, glo, sticks, lamp, waster, lamps, tower, moulding, board, shadows, plant, burns, machines, ice, conclusion, cartridges.

Consonant match to candle:
kindle, condole, condyle, kendall, kendal, candel, candolle, kandel, kendell, kindel, kendle, cundall, cundill, ken doll, kindall, kindell.

Words that sound like candle:
candle, candel, kandel, candil, kindle, kendall, kendal, kendell, kindel, cantle, cantal, cundall, cantel, candles, scandal, canda, canoodle, condole, crandall, candler, cannel, kanda, cadel, condyle, caddell, kanal, crandell, ken doll, candled, cannell, kadel, kannel, scandale, skandal, kentle, kanel, handle, handel, yandle, gundel, candela, contel, candy, cuddle, camel, cattle, cancel, kennel, kinda, coddle, kindled, connell, candie, conda, caudal, candi, cadle, kindles, cando, kandy, connel, caml, caudle, canta, kunda, kiddle, cancell, candu, conal, kindler, kandi, kenda, can-do, kanta, candee, kaunda, can do, candia, caudill, codle, kinnell, catal, kando, khanda, katal, cantoral, cantrall, kammel, chantal, chantel, ganda, randal, jandal, hindle, fandel, canting, kinding, hendel, heindel, heindl.