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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.dəl/

Definition 1:
• A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
Example: light a candle
Example: blow out the candles on the birthday cake
Example: snuff out the candle

Definition 2:
• The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.

Definition 3:
• A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
Labels: obsolete

Definition 4:
• A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
Labels: business, forestry

Definition 5:
• Indicates how high or low church something is by height on the candle.
Example: That vicar used to be an evangelical, but she's crept up the candle in recent years.
Labels: idiomatic
Verb
Pronunciation: /ˈkæn.dəl/

Definition 1:
• To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
Labels: embryology, medicine, sciences, transitive

Definition 2:
• To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
Labels: transitive

Definition 3:
• To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
Labels: transitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/candle