NOUN | artifact | candle, taper, wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
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quantity | candle, candela, cd, standard candle | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | |
VERB | perception | candle | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light |
Sounds | kae'ndahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | stick of wax with a wick in the middle. | |
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Synonyms | taper, wax light | |
Parts | candlewick | The wick of a candle |
wick, taper | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame | |
Narrower | chandlery | candles and other commodities sold by a chandler |
dip | A candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow | |
rushlight, rush candle | A tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick | |
vigil light, vigil candle | A candle lighted by a worshiper in a church | |
Broader | lamp | An artificial source of visible illumination |
Spanish | bujía, candela, cerillo, vela | |
Catalan | candela, espelma |
Meaning | The basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme 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. | |
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Synonyms | candela, cd, standard candle | |
Broader | luminous intensity unit, candlepower unit | A measure of luminous intensity |
Spanish | candela, cd | |
Catalan | candela, cd | |
Verbs | candle | examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light |
Meaning | Examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect |
Nouns | candle | the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
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