Synonyms for candle
ˈkæn dlcan·dle

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1. candle, taper, wax lightnoun

   stick of wax with a wick in the middle

   Synonyms:
   wick, standard candle, taper, wax light, cd, candela

2. candle, candela, cd, standard candleverb

   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

   Synonyms:
   wax light, taper, compact disc, candela, atomic number 48, cd, standard candle, compact disk, certificate of deposit, cadmium

3. candleverb

   examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

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1. • Examine
   • Lamp

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1. candlenoun

   Synonyms:
   taper, cierge, rushlight, serge

   Associated words:
   chandler, wick, snuff, socket, accensor, petrostearine, sconce, sweal

2. candlenoun

   Synonyms:
   chandlery

   Associated words:
   chandler, wick, snuff, socket, accensor, petrostearine, sconce, sweal

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1. List of paraphrases for "candle":

   bougie, candela, candles, wax, vela, candlelight, truism

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1. CANDLE

   Synonyms:
   Candesartan vs Losartan Efficacy Study

2. candle

   Synonyms:
   See Footcandle
   

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1. Marshall McLuhan:

   Persons grouped around a fire or candle for warmth or light are less able to pursue independent thoughts, or even tasks, than people supplied with electric light. In the same way, the social and educational patterns latent in automation are those of self-employment and artistic autonomy.

2. Newt Gingrich:

   If Thomas Edison invented electric light today, Dan Rather would report it on CBS News as candle making industry threatened.

3. Omar Khayym:

   For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show, Play'd in a Box whose Candle is the Sun, Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.

4. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg:

   Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smoldering candle.

5. Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson:

   You are going to a place of deep darkness and lies, and if you will light one candle of truth, you will dispel the darkness. (to Benjamin Nethanyahu when he became Israel’s UN Ambassador)