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| can·dle [ kánd'l ] |
noun (plural can·dles) |
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wax cylinder providing light: a molded piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance, usually cylindrical in shape, encasing a wick that is burned to provide light
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transitive verb (past and past participle can·dled, present participle can·dling, 3rd person present singular can·dles) |
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test egg: to test an egg for freshness by looking at it against a bright light
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| [Pre-12th century. < Latin candella, earlier candela< candere "be white, glow"] |
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burn the candle at both ends to get up very early and go to bed very late
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not hold a candle to somebody to be not nearly as good at something as somebody
 As a writer, he doesn't hold a candle to his mother.
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