can‧dle S3 /ˈkændl/
noun [countable][
Date: 600-700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: candela, from candere; ⇒ candid]
1. a stick of
wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light
2. can’t hold a candle to somebody/something informal if something or someone cannot hold a candle to something or someone else, they are not as good as the other thing or person:
No other singer can hold a candle to her. ⇒
burn the candle at both ends at
burn1(19)
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
light something that produces light, especially electric light, to help you to see:
She switched the kitchen light on. The lights in the house were all off.lamp an object that produces light by using electricity, oil, or gas - often used in names of lights:
a bedside lamp a street lamp a desk lamp a table lamp an old oil lamp a paraffin lamplantern a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that surrounds a flame or light:
The miners used lanterns which were lit by candles.torch British English,
flashlight American English a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand:
We shone our torches around the cavern.candle a stick of wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light:
The restaurant was lit by candles.bulb the glass part of an electric light, that the light shines from:
a 100 watt bulb an energy-saving light bulbheadlight (
also headlamp) one of the two large lights at the front of a vehicle:
It was getting dark so she switched the headlights on.sidelight British English,
parking light American English one of the two small lights next to the main lights, at the front and back of a car
tail light one of the two red lights at the back of a vehicle
indicator British English,
turn signal American English one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning
[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
candle BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
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