candle in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
candle in Kashmiri कॉशुर
candle in Santali
candle in Sindhi سنڌي
candle in Tamil தமிழ்
candle in English
- candle⇄candle, noun, verb, -dled,-dling.
- candle⇄expr. burn the candle at both ends, to use up one's strength and resources rapidly.
Ex. You can't burn the candle at both ends, and make anything by it in the long run (S. Bowles). - candle⇄expr. hold a candle to, to compare with.
Ex. The cake from the bakery did not hold a candle to the one Grandmother made. - candle⇄expr. sell by inch of candle, to dispose of an item in an auction by letting it go to the last bid given before a small candle expires.
Ex. Selling by inch of candle was an old custom probably adopted from the French. - candle⇄expr. worth the candle, worth the cost; worthwhile.
Ex. A continued strategy of functional integration in this area raises the question ... whether the game is worth the candle (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - candle⇄noun 1. a stick of wax or tallow with a wick in it, burned to give light.
Ex. There are ten candles on his birthday cake. How far that little candle throws its beams (Shakespeare).
2. anything shaped or used like a candle. Sulfur candles are - candle⇄v.t. to test (eggs) for freshness by holding them in front of a light.
Ex. The farmer candled the eggs before he sold them.