"candle" meaning in English

See candle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkændəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-candle.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-candle.wav [UK] Forms: candle [singular], candles [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A piece of wax with a wick inside that you burn to get light.
    Sense id: simple-candle-en-noun-e3YdOA~b
  2. A unit of how light strength, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
    Sense id: simple-candle-en-noun-YLa9ZQUY Categories (other): Old words
  3. a fast growing, light colored, shoot on a pine tree in the spring.
    Sense id: simple-candle-en-noun-r1P9Fh5M

Verb

IPA: /ˈkændəl/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-candle.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-candle.wav [UK] Forms: candle [canonical], candles [third-person, singular], candled [past], candled [past, participle], candling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|candl|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To watch the growth of something growing inside an egg, using a bright light source.
    Sense id: simple-candle-en-verb-Pyo~0mRS
  2. To dry pottery before the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
    Sense id: simple-candle-en-verb--Vwlx5nX
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