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candle   (TTS Sound)

The noun candle has 2 senses

• candle, taper, wax light -- (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)


• candle, candela, cd, standard candle -- (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)

The verb candle has 1 sense

• candle -- (examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light)