Definition: 1. Stick of wax with a wick in the middle. 2. 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. 3. Examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light.
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Use 'candle' in a sentence:
1. He invented a candle clock.
2. The tramp produced a stump of candle from his deep pockets.
3. They had to conserve the candles now with winter upon them.
4. Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.
5. Which candle falls first? Which candle falls last?
6. I blew out the candle.
7. By-and-by Tom took Becky's candle and blew it out.
8. The candle clock did not always work well.
9. A cupcake with a candle on is romantic.
10. Girls today can't hold a candle to the beauties of the Fifties.
11. He made a candle that took exactly twelve hours to burn.
12. The prisoner had searched candle out and eaten them.
13. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.
14. Where did you find the candle?
15. That little piece is our last candle!
16. The candle had burned right down.
17. She lit a candle.
18. The candle has burnt.
19. There were coloured candles which had spread pools of wax on the furniture.
20. What happened to the candle if there was a wind blowing on it?
21. The candle on the table emitted dim light.
22. Tenzin snuffed out the candle.
23. The candle was blown out by the wind.
24. What makes the candle blow so?
25. The candles were lit.
26. His singing can't hold a candle to Pavarotti's.
27. The candles glimmered in the corner.
28. The kitchen was lit by a single candle.
29. You can't burn the candle at both ends.
30. Right yonder's where I saw Injun Joe poke up his candle, Huck!
31. We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle.
32. Somebody opened the door and the candle blew out.
33. The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror.
34. Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.
35. They were covered with clay and candle-grease.
36. Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.
37. The light from my candle threw his elongated shadow on the walls.
38. She could just see by the light of the candle.
39. The candles shed a soft glow on her face.
40. She blew out the candles at one go.
41. After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle.
42. Perhaps the most unusual feature in the room is an extraordinary pair of candles.
43. The bedroom was lit by a single candle.
44. Half the candle had burnt away.
45. The candles were burning low.
46. A candle had set the curtains on fire.
47. Candles come in all shapes and sizes.
48. The candles are arranged like so.
49. At the festival, candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water.
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