Synonym: candela, cd, standard candle, taper, wax light. Similar words: handle, kindle, bundle, swindle, kindled, endless, dwindle, spindle. Meaning: ['kændl] n. 1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle 2. 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. v. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light.
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61. After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle.
62. Globules of wax fell from the candle.
63. The candle flame flicked and went out.
64. His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's.
65. We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.
66. The light from my candle threw his elongated shadow on the walls.
67. The candle has burnt.
68. She lit a candle.
69. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
70. Her latest book is readable enough, but it can't hold a candle to her earlier work.
71. There was a sudden gust of wind and the candle blew out.
72. Heat dissolved the candle into a pool of wax in a few minutes.
73. Jane blew the birthday candle out and said a wish for herself.
74. The candle grew down until only an inch was left.
75. The brief flicker of a candle flame caught our eyes.
76. She writes quite amusing stories but she can't hold a candle to the more serious novelists.
77. We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle.
78. An average household candle will burn for about six hours.
79. To make sure that the eggs are fresh, we had better candle them one by one.
80. The bottom of the candle is fused with its holder.
81. No one can hold a candle to him when it comes to playing the guitar.
82. The candle blew out, plunging the room into a shadowy darkness.
83. If the price goes up again, he may decide that the game's not worth the candle.
84. The candle gave a few faint splutters and then went out.
85. The candle fell over and set light to the barn.
86. The candle ignited the plastic and started a small fire.
87. The light of a candle is dimmed by electric light.
88. A sudden gust of wind from the open window puffed the candle out.
89. He had a candle in his hand.
90. Everybody stood with lit candle in hand.
More similar words: handle, kindle, bundle, swindle, kindled, endless, dwindle, spindle, bundle up, manhandle, handlebar, a bundle of, burn the candle at both ends, landlord, spindly, friendly, by and large, dwindling, high and low, unfriendly, profoundly, idle, addle, sidle, peddle, poodle, paddle, meddle, puddle, saddle.