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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•dle /ˈkændəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. n. [countable] - a long, usually slender piece of wax with a wick in the middle, burned to give light.
Idioms- Idioms hold a candle to, [~ + object* used with a negative word or phrase, or in questions] to compare favorably with:No one can hold a candle to her for fine artistic work.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•dle (kan′dl),USA pronunciation n., v., -dled, -dling. n. - a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- something resembling a candle in appearance or use.
- Optics
- (formerly) candela.
- Also called international candle. a unit of luminous intensity, defined as a fraction of the luminous intensity of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps: used from 1909 to 1948 as the international standard.
- a unit of luminous intensity, equal to the luminous intensity of a wax candle of standard specifications: used prior to 1909 as the international standard. Abbr.: c., c
- Idioms burn the candle at both ends. See burn (def. 43).
- Idioms hold a candle to, to compare favorably with (usually used in the negative):She's smart, but she can't hold a candle to her sister.
- Idioms worth the candle, worth the trouble or effort involved (usually used in the negative):Trying to win them over to your viewpoint is not worth the candle.
v.t. - Foodto examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
- Wineto hold (a bottle of wine) in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine.
- Latin candēla, equivalent. to cand(ēre) to shine + -ēla deverbal noun, nominal suffix; see candid
- Middle English, Old English candel bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: candle /ˈkændəl/ n - a cylindrical piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance surrounding a wick, which is burned to produce light
- another name for candela
- burn the candle at both ends ⇒ to exhaust oneself, esp by being up late and getting up early to work
- not hold a candle to ⇒ informal to be inferior or contemptible in comparison with
- not worth the candle ⇒ informal not worth the price or trouble entailed (esp in the phrase the game's not worth the candle)
vb - (transitive) to examine (eggs) for freshness or the likelihood of being hatched by viewing them against a bright light
Etymology: Old English candel, from Latin candēla, from candēre to be white, glitterˈcandler n |