candle

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It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

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Quick take

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of candle gathered in one view.

noun

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

noun

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

verb

examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for candle.

noun

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

noun

verb

examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Example sentences

It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

I love my Linux box but it still doesn't hold a candle to my MacBook Air.

That guy doesn't hold a candle to even the smallest of the criminals milking the US on a daily basis.

I don't think it holds a candle by any metric to the lives lost and damage done in an actual government-run war scenario.

But neither book holds a candle to Introduction to Algorithms for career-long usefulness.

For this argument to hold any sort of water we would still be fretting over what to do with all the unemployed candle makers after the advent of electricity.

The regulation says, "the foam inside upholstered furniture be able to withstand exposure to a small flame, like a candle or cigarette lighter, for 12 seconds without igniting.