Dictionary Entry
candle
candle is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses
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- 1noun
A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.
- 2noun
That which gives light; a luminary.
- 3noun
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
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- 4noun
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
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- 5verb
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
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