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"CANDLES" is a plural of: candle. |
Date "CANDLES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To see them burning with a clear and steady flame, denotes the constancy of those about you and a well-grounded fortune. For a maiden to dream that she is molding candles, denotes that she will have an unexpected offer of marriage and a pleasant visit to distant relatives. If she is lighting a candle, she will meet her lover clandestinely because of parental objections. To see a candle wasting in a draught, enemies are circulating detrimental reports about you. To snuff a candle, portends sorowful{sic} news. Friends are dead or in distressful straits. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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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."
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Screenplays | We didn't find any candles, but we did find some marbles (Malcolm in the Middle; writing credit: Daniel Frenette) Oh I like candles. They're more romantic (Dad's Army; writing credit: David Croft; Jimmy Perry) Well, the Protector got super-accelerated coming out of the black hole, and it, like, nailed the atmosphere at Mach 15, which, you guys know, is pretty unstable, obviously, so we're gonna help Laredo guide it on the vox ultra-frequency carrier and use Roman candles for visual confirmation (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard) The candles are lit, the band is playing, and as the force-shielded dome above us slides apart, revealing a dark and sullen sky, hung with the ancient light of livid, swollen stars, I can see that we are in for a fabulous evening's apocalypse (The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; writing credit: Douglas Adams; John Lloyd) Yeah, but it's good though, in a way, cos we never run short of candles. (Father Ted; writing credit: Graham Linehan; Arthur Mathews) | |
Lyrics | I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out (I'll Be There For You; performing artist: Bon Jovi) Don't mind if I light candles (That's The Way Love Goes; performing artist: Janet Jackson) I burn candles and stare (Deep Inside of You; performing artist: Third Eye Blind) Just blow out the candles and have a piece of cake (Happy Birthday; performing artist: Weird Al Yankovic) Light the candles, aroma therapy (One Of Those Days; performing artist: Whitney Houston; writing credit: Kevin Briggs, Patrice Stewart, Dwight Reynolds, Ernest Isley, Marvin Isley, Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher Jasper, Warren Zevon & David Lindell) | |
Clever | You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. (references; author: Bob Hope) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Roman Candles (1966) Candles at Nine (1944) The House of a Thousand Candles (1936) Blue Candles (1935) Fifty Candles (1921) | |
Song Titles | Once Upon A Time (performing artist: Rochell and The Candles) | |
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 | Using candles for lighting while exploring ice cave. Without candles, it was pitch-black in this cave. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Bayberry - Myrica pensylvanica. Early colonists boiled the berries and made aromatic candles from the wax. The berries are still used as components of candles. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Selling candles. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Plaster models of the Christ figure for the Catholic Council Building. Altar with candles and crucifix I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Congressional cake with 85 candles being presented to Rep. Charles M. Stedman of North Car. on his 85th birthday by colleagues in the House. Speaker Longworth is making the presentation. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Candles 3" by Sebastian Beres Commentary: "Little smeal candles." | "Candles" by Grenville Tryon Commentary: "Nice set of 5 candles, with a beautiful red color." |
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Francois De La Rochefoucauld | Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire. |
Plutarch | When the candles are out all women are fair. |
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Through the Looking-Glass | Carroll, Lewis | The candles all grew up to the ceiling, looking something like a bed of rushes with fireworks at the top. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Upon this bench, which was lighted by several candles, was a man between two gendarmes |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The rector would be there in a cope of black and gold and there would be tall yellow candles on the altar and round the catafalque |
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Business | The category of giftware is extremely broad and popular gift items include jewelry, costume jewelry, fashion accessories such as hairclips, ladies' handbags, crystalware, stationery items, some apparel such as scarves, ties, lingerie and baby clothing, books, gift certificates, toiletries, candles, wine, chocolates, biscuits, toys, decorative household accessories and watches. (references) | |
Trade | Senegal | These special tariffs include the " taxe degressive de protection" and the "taxe conjoncturelle a l'importation." The taxe degressive de protection is applied to imports of finished products such as tobacco, matches, tomato paste, candies, batteries, powdered milk, candles, etc that compete with local production. (references) |
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Rush Limbaugh | The fires that torched three nearly completed houses were all ignited by birthday candles that had been attached to the handles of plastic jugs filled with gasoline. |
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| "CANDLES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CANDLES" is used about 787 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 (plural) | 100% | 787 | 8,794 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "CANDLES": bog candles ♦ dip candles ♦ swamp candles. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "CANDLES": cake-candles, corpse-candles. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CANDLES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Finnish | valaa kynttilöitä (mould candles). (various references) | |
German | Kerzen. (various references) | |
Greek | κεριά. (various references) | |
Manx | asstayrn (case for rush candles, extract, pull-out of magazine). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | andlescay.(various references) | |
Spanish | velas. (various references) | |
Swedish | stöpa ljus (dip candles). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Zephaniah Chapter 1, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai estai en ekeinh th hmera exereunhsw thn ierousalhm meta lucnou kai ekdikhsw epi touV andraV touV katafronountaV epi ta fulagmata autwn oi legonteV en taiV kardiaiV autwn ou mh agaqopoihsh kurioV oud' ou mh kakwsh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et erit in tempore illo scrutabor Hierusalem in lucernis et visitabo super viros defixos in fecibus suis qui dicunt in cordibus suis non faciet bene Dominus et non faciet male |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it shal be, in that tyme Y shal seeke Jerusalem in lanternys, and Y shal visite vpon alle men piyt in her darstis, whiche sayen in her hertis, The Lord shal not do wel, and he shal not do yuel. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And it will come about at that time, that I will go searching through Jerusalem with lights; and I will send punishment on the men who have become like wine stored over-long, who say to themselves, The Lord will not do good and will not do evil. |
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| Language | Zephaniah Chapter 1, Verse 12 |
| Cebuano | Ug mahitabo niadtong panahona, nga pagasusihon ko ang Jerusalem uban ang mga lamparahan; ug pagasilotan ko ang mga tawo nga minglugdang diha sa ilang linugdang sa vino, nga ming-ingon diha sa ilang kasingkasing: Si Jehova dili magbuhat ug maayo, ni magbuhat siya ug dautan. |
| Croatian | I u to vrijeme pretražit æu Jeruzalem sa zubljama i pohodit æu kaznom ljude koji miruju na svojoj vinskoj droždini i u svom srcu govore: 'Jahve ne može uèiniti ni dobro ni zlo.'" |
| Danish | Til den Tid skal det ske: Jeg ransager Jerusalem med Lygter og hjemsøger Mændene der, som ligger i Ro på deres Bærme, som siger i deres Hjerte: "HERREN gør hverken godt eller ondt." |
| Dutch | En het zal geschieden te dien tijde, Ik zal Jeruzalem met lantaarnen doorzoeken; en Ik zal bezoeking doen over de mannen, die stijf geworden zijn op hun droesem, die in hun hart zeggen: De HEERE doet geen goed, en Hij doet geen kwaad. |
| Finnish | Siihen aikaan minä tutkin lampuilla Jerusalemin ja rankaisen ne miehet, jotka rauhassa makaavat pohjasakkansa päällä ja sanovat sydämessään: "Ei Herra tee hyvää eikä pahaa". |
| French | En ce temps-là, je fouillerai Jérusalem avec des lampes, Et je châtierai les hommes qui reposent sur leurs lies, Et qui disent dans leur coeur: L`Éternel ne fait ni bien ni mal. |
| German | Zur selben Zeit will ich Jerusalem mit Leuchten durchsuchen und will heimsuchen die Leute, die auf ihren Hefen liegen und sprechen in ihrem Herzen: Der HERR wird weder Gutes noch Böses tun. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè sa a, men sa k'ap rive. M'ap limen lanp pou m' fouye lavil Jerizalèm. M'ap pini tout moun ki chita chita yo tou dousman, epi k'ap di nan kè yo: Bondye p'ap fè anyen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu itu Aku akan mengambil obor, dan menggeledah kota Yerusalem. Akan Kuhukum penduduknya yang acuh tak acuh itu serta yang puas dengan dirinya sendiri, dan yang berpikir bahwa Aku, TUHAN tak pernah bertindak begini atau begitu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka akan jadi pada masa itu juga, bahwa Aku akan menyelidik Yeruzalem dengan suluh dan Aku akan membalas kepada segala orang laki-laki yang sudah jadi beku di atas ampasnya dan yang berkata dalam hatinya: Bahwa Tuhan tiada berbuat barang baik atau barang jahat. |
| Maori | I taua ra ka rapua e ahau ta Hiruharama, mea rawa ki te rama; ka whiua ano nga tangata kua totoka i runga i o ratou nganga, a e mea ana i roto i o ratou ngakau, E kore a Ihowa e mahi i te pai, e kore ano e mahi i te kino. |
| Norwegian | Og på den samme tid vil jeg ransake Jerusalem med lykter, og jeg vil hjemsøke de folk som ligger på sin berme og sier i sitt hjerte: Herren gjør hverken godt eller ondt. |
| Portuguese | E há de ser que, naquele tempo, esquadrinharei a Jerusalém com lanternas, e castigarei os homens que se embrutecem com as fezes do vinho, que dizem no seu coração: O Senhor não faz o bem nem faz o mal. |
| Rumanian | Kn vremea aceea, voi scormoni Ierusalimul cu felinare, wi voi pedepsi pe toyi oamenii cari se bizuiesc pe drojdiile lor, wi zic kn inima lor: ,Domnul nu va face nici bine nici rqu!` |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "CANDLES": candlesnuffer, candlesnuffers, candlestick, candlesticks. (additional references) | |
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"CANDLES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Caddles, candel, candels, candese, candess, Caundle, condle, condyles, sandles, scandles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "CANDLES" (pronounced ka"ndulz) |
| 7 | k a" n d u l z | scandals. |
| 6 | -a" n d u l z | handles, sandals, vandals. |
| 5 | -n d u l z | bindles, bundles, dwindles, swindles. |
| 4 | -d u l z | beadles, befuddles, Boodles, cradles, doodles, fiddles, huddles, hurdles, idles, idols, ladles, medals, models, muddles, needles, noodles, oodles, paddles, pedals, peddles, piddles, poodles, puddles, riddles, saddles, straddles, supermodels. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beagles, beetles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, counterproposals, couples, crackles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, humbles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, samples, scalpels, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: calends. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-l-n-s" | |
-1 letter: ascend, candle, clades, cleans, dances, decals, elands, ladens, lanced, lances, naleds, scaled, sendal. | |
-2 letters: acned, acnes, alecs, cades, caned, canes, cased, clade, clads, clans, clean, daces, dales, dance, deals, deans, decal, eland, elans, laced, laces, laden, lades, lance, lands, lanes, lased, leads, leans, lends, naled, saned, scald, scale, scena, scend, sedan. | |
-3 letters: aced. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-e-l-n-s" | |
+1 letter: candelas, candlers, celadons, cleansed, unscaled. | |
+2 letters: calendars, calenders, canalised, canfields, canoodles, chandlers, colanders, conelrads, downscale, dulcineas, enclasped, inclasped, landscape, scandaled, slackened, spanceled, unclasped. | |
+3 letters: adolescent, anglicised, ascendable, ascendible, benchlands, calendulas, candlefish, candlenuts, candlepins, celandines, chandelles, chlordanes, colonnades, cradlesong, dalliances, decathlons, decennials, decisional, declarants, declassing, downscaled, downscales, encapsuled, enchiladas, escalading, indexicals, lancewoods, landscaped, landscaper, landscapes, lidocaines, medicinals, placidness, scandalise, scandalize, scandalled, screenland, spancelled, underclass, unshackled, vulcanised. | |
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