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Definition: Candle |
CandleNoun1. Stick of wax with a wick in the middle. 2. The basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin. Verb1. Examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "candle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Computing | Candle Part of the Scorpion environment development system. (1994-11-09). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Aerospace | = candela. (references) |
Bible | Candle Heb. ner, Job 18:6; 29:3; Ps. 18:28; Prov. 24:20, in all which places the Revised Version and margin of Authorized Version have "lamp," by which the word is elsewhere frequently rendered. The Hebrew word denotes properly any kind of candle or lamp or torch. It is used as a figure of conscience (Prov. 20:27), of a Christian example (Matt. 5:14, 15), and of prosperity (Job 21:17; Prov. 13:9). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Food & Agriculture | The growing terminal shoot of certain conifers, notably pines, whose silvery-white bud scales or secretion of waxy white cuticule give it the appearance of a white candle. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A tree is said to "candle" when its foliage ignites and flares up, usually from bottom to top. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Literature | Candle Bell, Book, and Candle. (See page 120, col 1, Bell , etc.) Fine (or Gay) as the king's candle. "Bariolé comme la chandelle des rois," in allusion to an ancient custom of presenting, on January 6th, a candle of various colours to the three kings of Cologne. It is generally applied to a woman overdressed, especially with gay ribbons and flowers. "Fine as five-pence." The game is not worth the candle (Le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle). Not worth even the cost of the candle that lights the players. To burn the candle at both ends. In French, "Brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts." To indulge in two or more expensive luxuries or dissipated habits at the same time; to haste to rise up early and late take rest, eating the bread of carefulness. To hold a candle to the devil. To aid or countenance that which is wrong. The allusion is to the practice of Roman Catholics, who burn candles before the image of a favourite saint, carry them in funeral processions, and place them on their altars. When Jessica (in the Merchant of Venice, ii. 6) says to Lorenzo: "What, must I hold a candle to my shame?" she means, Must I direct attention to this disguise, and blazon my folly abroad? Why, "Cupid himself would blush to see me thus transformed to a body." She does not mean, Must I glory in my shame? To sell by the candle. A species of sale by auction. A pin is thrust through a candle about an inch from the top, and bidding goes on till the candle is burnt down to the pin, when the pin drops into the candlestick, and the last bidder is declared the purchaser. This sort of auction was employed in 1893, according to the Reading Mercury (Dec. 16), at Aldermaston, near Reading. "The Council thinks it meet to propose the way of selling by `inch of candle,' as being the most probable means to procure the true value of the goods." - Milton: Letters, etc. To smell of the lamp (or candle). To betray laborious art, but the best literary work is the art of concealing art; to manifest great pains and long study by night. To vow a candle to the devil. To propitiate the devil by a bribe, as some seek to propitiate the saints in glory by a votive candle. What is the Latin for candle?- Tacë. Here is a play of words: tace means hold your tongue, don't bother me. (See Goose.) Candles used by Roman Catholics at funerals are the relic of an ancient Roman custom. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A candle is a light source usually consisting of an internal wick which rises through the center of a column of solid fuel (often referred to as wax, even though candle fuels other than paraffin are uncommon today).
Prior to the domestication of electricity, candles were a common source of lighting, before, and later in addition to, the oil lamp. Due to the local availibilty and costs of resources, for several centuries up to the 19th century candles were more common in northern Europe, and olive oil lamps more common in southern Europe and around the Mediterranean Sea.
Today, candles are usually used for their aesthetic value (especially the flame, but they are decorative even when not burning), particularly to set a soft, warm, or romantic ambience, and for emergency lighting during electrical power failures.
Dangerous, and the cause of many house fires are:
Leaving the candle unattended increases the danger because change in flame size and in draught etc. are not observed, and because if anything catches fire, this is not immediately extinguished.
- the candle falling over because it was not tight in its holder or because of a move by a human (including children) or pet
- somebody coming too close so that his/her clothing catches fire
- a flammable holder, if not watched closely
- flammable material near the candle, for example a curtain (where draught can move the curtain and the flame)
- the flame getting too large because the wick is getting too large, or other objects act as additional wick
Candles are also used in religious ceremonies. In Christianity, they typically represent the light of Christ.
Candles can be made of paraffin, stearin, beeswax, or tallow. Candles are produced in various colors, shapes, sizes and scents. Some scented candles are used for aromatherapy.
See also Timeline of lighting technology.
In physics, the candle is an old unit of luminous intensity replaced by the candela. A candle is 1.02 candela.
Candle is also a novel by John Barnes.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Candle."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| Ca | English | Candle | Meteorology & Standards, Physics |
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Synonyms: CandleSynonyms: candela (n), cd (n), standard candle (n), taper (n), wax light (n). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | Listen to Tommy with a candle burning, and you'll see your future (Almost Famous; writing credit: Cameron Crowe) Do not burn the candle at both ends, as it leads to the life of a hairdresser (Ed, Edd n' Eddy; writing credit: Jan Dirchsen; Mikkel Dyrting) I'm afraid that we're no longer worth the candle, Saul (Smiley's People; writing credit: John Hopkins; John Le Carré) Blow out your candle and say you love Satan (Ricky 6; writing credit: Peter Filardi) Remember, you can't burn the candle at both ends (Them Thar Hills; writing credit: Stan Laurel; H.M. Walker) | |
Lyrics | Like a candle in the wind (Candle In The Wind 1997; performing artist: Elton John) Watching the candle flicker out in the evening glow (Ghost Of You And Me; performing artist: BBMak) She don't hold a candle to you (Storybook Life; performing artist: Blessid Union Of Souls) Light a candle, blow the world away (Born To Be My Baby; performing artist: Bon Jovi) Let me light a candle, (I Wanna Sex You Up; performing artist: Color Me Badd) | |
Clever | To light a candle is to cast a shadow. (references; author: unknown) A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. (references; author: unknown) Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark. (references; author: unknown) Better to light a candle, than to curse the darkness. (references; author: unknown) Your smile lights up a room like a candle in the dark. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Lesbian Candle (1968) To Light a Candle (1964) The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) Bell Book and Candle (1958) The Crimson Candle (1934) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Woman with candle looking down at girl in bed. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Two women by small table lighted by candle. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Colonial man bowing to woman holding a candle. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The Candle room, Washington's headquarters (i.e. Morris-Jumel mansion), New York, N.Y. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Miscellaneous subjects. Burning candle. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Trinity College. Lit candle, Trinity College. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ten million new members by Christmas Join the Red Cross, and on Christmas Eve a candle in every window, a service flag for every home / / LN Britton. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Join the Red Cross and on Christmas eve a candle in every window, a service flag for every home / LN Britton. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | 10,000,000 members by Christmas On Christmas eve, a candle in every window and Red Cross members in every home. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Ten million new members by Christmas Join the Red Cross, and on Christmas Eve a candle in every window, a service flag for every home / / LN Britton. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Candle" by joetkk Commentary: "The Candle." | "Sake and candle" by John Suder Commentary: "Sake served in a unique square glass, at the Chow Bar in Greenwich Village, NYC." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Bishop Hugh Latimer | Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out. |
Duc de La Rochefoucauld | Absence extinguishes small passions and increases great ones, as the wind will blow out a candle, and blow in a fire. |
Georg C. Lichtenberg | Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smoldering candle. |
Lavater | Affectation lights a candle to our defects, and though it may gratify ourselves, it disgusts all others. |
Robert Burton | I light my candle from their torches. |
William Penn | Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world. |
William Shakespeare | Must I hold a candle to my shames? |
| How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good dead in a naughty world. | |
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Rules and Regulations | Carroll, Lewis | Take care of a candle. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | But he put his hand upon the key he had relinquished, turned it sturdily, walked in, and lighted his candle. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The candle had burned all night, and was almost consumed |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Place your finger for a moment in the flame of a candle and you will feel the pain of fire |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Granma and Grampa went toward the barn to sleep, and Grampa carried a candle lantern in his hand |
Macbeth | William Shakespeare | Out, out brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | EXCOMMUNICATION, n. This "excommunication" is a word In speech ecclesiastical oft heard, And means the damning, with bell, book and candle, Some sinner whose opinions are a scandal -- A rite permitting Satan to enslave him Forever, and forbidding Christ to save him. Gat Huckle |
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Dominick Dunne | Well, I'm not for the death penalty, actually, you know surprisingly enough, being as much of a victim's advocate as I am. But if it happened in this case, believe me, I would not be out with a candle outside the prison on the night it happened. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | We have discovered that every child who learns, every man who finds work, every sick body that is made whole--like a candle added to an altar--brightens the hope of all the faithful. |
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| "Candle" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.88% of the time. "Candle" is used about 801 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.88% | 800 | 8,685 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 801 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "candle" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Candle | Last name | 200 | 38,441 |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "candle". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Cande | Female | N/A | A candle |
| Candela | Female | Spanish | A candle |
| Candelaria | Female | Spanish | A candle |
| Candelario | Female | Spanish | A candle |
| Candelas | Female | Spanish | A candle |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Australia | Candle Australia Limited | USA | Yankee Candle Company Incorporated |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "candle": and candle ♦ ban with bell book and candle ♦ bargain by inch of candle ♦ bell book and candle ♦ blow out a candle ♦ branched candle ♦ burn the candle at both ends ♦ candle bark ♦ candle bomb ♦ Candle coal ♦ candle flame ♦ Candle foot ♦ candle grease ♦ candle holder ♦ candle ice ♦ Candle jar ♦ candle lamp ♦ Candle magick ♦ Candle meter ♦ Candle nut ♦ candle power ♦ candle stump ♦ can't hold a candle to ♦ Carcel candle ♦ cheese parings and candle ends ♦ Corpse candle ♦ Death candle ♦ decimal candle ♦ Dipped candle ♦ Electric candle ♦ Excommunication by inch of candle ♦ Fetch candle ♦ Foot candle ♦ hold a candle to smb. ♦ hold a candle to the devil ♦ hold a farthing candle to the sun ♦ Inch of candle ♦ international candle ♦ Jablockoff candle ♦ like a candle going out ♦ mineral candle ♦ native of some of the Pacific islands It is used by the natives as a candle the nut kernels being strung together The oil from the nut ♦ not fit to hold a candle to ♦ not to be fit to hold a candle to ♦ not worth the candle ♦ our Lord's candle ♦ Paschal candle ♦ roman candle ♦ rush candle ♦ sale by inch of candle ♦ specter candle ♦ standard candle ♦ swear by bell book and candle ♦ tallow candle ♦ the game is not worth the candle ♦ To curse by bell book and candle ♦ trimming a candle ♦ vigil candle ♦ wax candle ♦ yule candle. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "candle": candle-bowl, candle-drips, candle-end, candle-ends, candle-flame, candle-flames, candle-flowers, candle-foot, candle-grease, candle-holder, candle-holders, candle-light, candle-lighter, candle-lighting, candle-like, candle-lit, candle-making, candle-nut, candle-shelf, candle-smoke, candle-snuff, candle-snuffer, candle-snuffers, candle-stick, candle-stick-maker, candle-sticks, candle-stub, candle-stubs, candle-wax, candle-wick. | |
Ending with "candle": altar-candle, clock-candle, foot-candle, high-candle, Rush-candle. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
candle | 8,054 | bee wax candle | 319 |
yankee candle | 1,891 | make candle | 308 |
candle holder | 1,824 | candle wax | 290 |
unity candle | 1,810 | candle spell | 253 |
candle making | 1,695 | pillar candle | 232 |
wedding candle | 1,049 | candle mold | 230 |
candle wholesale | 916 | partylite candle | 224 |
scented candle | 809 | candle country primitive | 201 |
candle making supply | 737 | votive candle holder | 200 |
aromatherapy candle | 729 | yankee candle company | 197 |
floating candle | 609 | candle accessory | 190 |
gel candle | 588 | glass candle holder | 174 |
ear candle | 579 | candle sconces | 171 |
candle supply | 575 | handmade candle | 160 |
soy candle | 500 | trapp candle | 160 |
christmas candle | 418 | candle centerpiece | 159 |
sixteen candle | 376 | candle scent | 158 |
candle magic | 335 | birthday candle | 158 |
votive candle | 323 | white barn candle company | 158 |
jar candle | 323 | candle supply wholesale | 144 |
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| Language | Translations for "candle"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | kers (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Albanian | qiri (Candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Arabic | فحص البيضة, العمل مبكرا جدا, الشمعة وحدة القياس, شمعة (bougie). (various references) | |
Basque | kandela. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | issáana'kima'tsis. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | свещ (plug, point, spark plug, sparking plug), ламбирам. (various references) | |
Chinese | 蜡烛, 蜡 (wax), 蠟燭 , 蠟 (wax), 燭 . (various references) | |
Czech | svíčka, svíèka (plug, sparking plug, zoom). (various references) | |
Danish | lys (bright, candela, candlepower, clear, light). (various references) | |
Dutch | kaars (candela, candlepower), kaarsensterkte (candela, candlepower), candela (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kandelo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | ljós (candela, candlepower, light), kertuljós (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Farsi | شمع(candling), شمع ساختن . (various references) | |
Finnish | kynttilä (candela, candlepower, taper). (various references) | |
French | bougie (candela, candlepower), chandelle (candela, candlepower), cierge. (various references) | |
Frisian | kers (candela, candlepower, cherry), kears (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
German | Kerze (candela, candlepower, plug, shoulder-stand, skyer, spark plug, thyrsus), Licht (bright, candela, candlepower, clear, genius, lamp, light, sparse, thin). (various references) | |
Greek | κερί (cerium, wax), λαμπάδα. (various references) | |
Hebrew | נר (lamp, light). (various references) | |
Hungarian | gyertya (spark plug, zoom). (various references) | |
Indonesian | lilin (beeswax, glim, parrafin, wax). (various references) | |
Irish | coinneal. (various references) | |
Italian | candela (candela, candlepower, plug, spark, spark plug), cero. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 蝋燭 , キャリア組 (base, calibration, camp, camp in, camp site, camper, camper-van, campfire, camping, campus, campus shoes, campus wear, cancel, canceler, canceller, cancer, candle service, candlestick, candy, cantaloupe, canter, canvas, career bureaucrats, carol, carriage, mobile home, model featured in an advertising campaign, RV). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | キャンドル , ろうそく. (various references) | |
Korean | 초. (various references) | |
Malay | lilin (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Manx | cainle. (various references) | |
Mohawk | ohahsera'onwe. (various references) | |
Norwegian | lys (candela, candlepower, light). (various references) | |
Occitan | candela. (various references) | |
Papago | kanjel. (various references) | |
Papiamen | bela (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | andlecay.(various references) | |
Polish | świeca (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Portuguese | vela (bougie, plug, spark plug, vigil). (various references) | |
Romanian | lumînare (candela, candlepower), lumânare. (various references) | |
Romansch | chandaila. (various references) | |
Romany | memeli. (various references) | |
Russian | свеча (candlepower, lob, suppository, tolly). (various references) | |
Scottish | coinneal. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | sveća. (various references) | |
Spanish | vela (candela, candlepower, sail, wake, watch), cirio (taper). (various references) | |
Sranan | kandra (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Swahili | mshumaa (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Swedish | ljus (blond, bright, candela, candlepower, clear, fair, fair-haired, gay, glim, light, lights, lightsome, lucid, luminary, luminous, pale), vaxljus, stearinljus. (various references) | |
Tagalog | kandilà (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Turkish | mum (candela, candlepower, solid paraffin, wax). (various references) | |
Turkmen | юem. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | свічка (suppository), світна авіабомба (candle bomb), газовий пальник, перевіряти просвічуванням, димова свічка. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | mẩu nến (candle-end). (various references) | |
Welsh | cannwyll. (various references) | |
Yucatec | kib (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
Zulu | ubhaqa (candela, candlepower), ikhandlela (candela, candlepower). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | candela. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeusato oti kalon estin to ergazesqai kai ouk aposbennutai olhn thn nukta o lucnoV authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Teth gustavit quia bona est negotiatio eius non extinguetur in nocte lucerna illius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Teth. She tastide, and say, for good is the chaffaring of hir; shall not ben quenchid in the nyyt the lanterne of hir. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | She sees that her marketing is of profit to her: her light does not go out by night. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 31, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Siya nahibalo nga ang iyang baligya makaganancia; Ang iyang lamparahan dili mapalong sa pagkagabii. |
| Chinese | 他 覺 得 所 經 營 的 有 利 他 的 燈 終 夜 不 滅 。 |
| Croatian | Vidi kako joj posao napreduje: noæu joj se ne gasi svjetiljka. |
| Danish | Hun skønner, hendes Husholdning lykkes, hendes Lampe går ikke ud om Natten. |
| Dutch | Teth. Zij smaakt, dat haar koophandel goed is; haar lamp gaat des nachts niet uit. |
| Finnish | Hankkeensa hän huomaa käyvän hyvin, ei sammu hänen lamppunsa yöllä. |
| French | Elle sent que ce qu`elle gagne est bon; Sa lampe ne s`éteint point pendant la nuit. |
| German | Sie merkt, wie ihr Handel Frommen bringt; ihre Leuchte verlischt des Nachts nicht. |
| Haitian Creole | Li santi zafè l' ap mache byen, li rete byen ta lannwit ap travay. |
| Hungarian | Látja, hogy hasznos az õ munkálkodása; éjjel sem alszik el az õ világa. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia tahu bahwa segala sesuatu yang dibuatnya, menguntungkan; ia bekerja sampai jauh malam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dirasainya peri manis perniagaannya dan pada malam tiada terpadam pelitanya. |
| Italian | E' soddisfatta, perché il suo traffico va bene, neppure di notte si spegne la sua lucerna. |
| Maori | Ka kite ia he pai tana i hokohoko ai: e kore tana rama e mate i te po. |
| Norwegian | Hun merker at det går godt med hennes arbeid; hennes lampe slukkes ikke om natten. |
| Portuguese | Tete. Prova e vê que é boa a sua mercadoria; e a sua lâmpada não se apaga de noite. |
| Rumanian | Vede cq munca ki merge bine, lumina ei nu se stinge noaptea. |
| Russian | пОБ ЮХЧУФЧХЕФ, ЮФП ЪБОСФЙЕ ЕЕ ИПТПЫП, Й--УЧЕФЙМШОЙЛ ЕЕ ОЕ ЗБУОЕФ Й ОПЮША. |
| Spanish | Comprueba que le va bien en el negocio, y no se apaga su lámpara en la noche. |
| Swedish | Så förmärker hon att hennes hushållning går väl; hennes lampa släckes icke ut om natten. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "candle": candleberries, candleberry, candled, candlefish, candlefishes, candleholder, candleholders, candlelight, candlelighted, candlelighter, candlelighters, candlelights, candlelit, candlenut, candlenuts, candlepin, candlepins, candlepower, candlepowers, candler, candlers, candles, candlesnuffer, candlesnuffers, candlestick, candlesticks, candlewick, candlewicks, candlewood, candlewoods. (additional references) | |
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"Candle" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: andel, andle, Bandle, Cadilhe, cadle, Canalejo, cancle, candal, candel, candelle, candet, candola, Canley, Cannelle, canole, canulae, Caundle, Cendre, chandel, condle, cunde, Cundell, kandle, Karndoli, mandle, Mccardle, pandle, Sandle, scandle, vandle, wandle. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "candle" (pronounced ka"ndul) |
| 6 | k a" n d u l | scandal. |
| 5 | -a" n d u l | handle, mishandle, sandal, vandal. |
| 4 | -n d u l | bindle, Brindle, bundle, dwindle, fondle, spindle, swindle, kindle, manhandle, panhandle, rekindle, Rundle, trundle, unbundle, Windle. |
| 3 | -d u l | addle, alkaloidal, antipodal, astraddle, backpedal, beadle, Bedell, befuddle, Boodle, bridal, bridle, caboodle, caudal, caudle, Coddle, colloidal, cradle, cuddle, dawdle, Doodle, feudal, fiddle, genocidal, girdle, homicidal, huddle, hurdle, idle, idol, idyll, straddle, suicidal, supermodel, intermodal, intertidal, ladle, medal, meddle, middle, minoxidil, modal, model, mollycoddle, muddle, needle, noodle, paddle, pedal, peddle, Piddle, poodle, puddle, pyramidal, remodel, rhizoidal, riddle, Ruddle, saddle, Seidel, sidle, tidal, toddle, twaddle, Tweedle, twiddle, Waddle, Wedel, widdle, yodel. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lanced. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-l-n" | |
-1 letter: acned, caned, clade, clean, dance, decal, eland, laced, laden, lance, naled. | |
-2 letters: aced, acne, alec, cade, cane, clad, clan, dace, dale, deal, dean, elan, lace, lade, land, lane, lead, lean, lend. | |
-3 letters: ace, ale, and, ane, cad, can, cel, dal, del, den, eld, end, lac, lad, lea, led, nae. | |
-4 letters: ad, ae, al, an. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-l-n" | |
+1 letter: calends, canaled, candela, candled, candler, candles, celadon, clanged, clanked, cleaned, decanal, enlaced, glanced, inlaced, unlaced. | |
+2 letters: alcidine, balanced, blanched, calcined, calendal, calendar, calender, canalled, canceled, candelas, candlers, canfield, canoodle, celadons, chandler, cleansed, colander, conelrad, crankled, dulcinea, lanceted, launched, manacled, panicled, uncalled, unplaced, unscaled, valanced. | |
+3 letters: acidulent, anecdotal, balconied, barnacled, benchland, blackened, cadential, calamined, calendars, calenders, calendric, calendula, canalised, canalized, cancelled, candlelit, candlenut, candlepin, canfields, canoodled, canoodles, canulated, celandine, chandelle, chandlers, chandlery, channeled, chlordane, clangored, clarioned, colanders, coleading, colonnade, concealed, conelrads, conflated, congealed, dalliance, danceable, decathlon, decennial, declarant, declaring, declawing, demonical, downscale, dulcineas, enchilada, enclasped, euclidean, euclidian, genocidal, identical, inclasped, indexical, lancewood, landscape, lidocaine, medicinal, nucleated, pinnacled, recleaned, scandaled, slackened, spanceled, tentacled, unclaimed, unclamped, unclasped, uncleaned, uncloaked, unlatched. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Frequency 16. Names: Derived from | 17. Names: Company Usage 18. Expressions 19. Expressions: Internet 20. Translations: Modern | 21. Translations: Ancient 22. Bible Trace 23. Abbreviations 24. Acronyms | 25. Derivations 26. Rhymes 27. Anagrams 28. Bibliography |
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