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candle-end

candle-end noun: the remnant of a candle which has been mostly burned.

Noun

candle-end (plural candle-ends)

  1. The remnant of a candle which has been mostly burned.
    • They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 50

Forms of candle-end

pluralcandle-ends

Questions about candle-end

What does candle-end mean?
Candle-end means the remnant of a candle which has been mostly burned.
What part of speech is candle-end?
Candle-end is a noun.
What is the plural of candle-end?
The plural of candle-end is candle-ends.

Words near candle-end in the dictionary

  1. CANDLE syndrome
  2. candle tree
  3. candle trees
  4. candle wax
  5. candle waxes
  6. candle-end
  7. candle-ends
  8. candle-light
  9. candle-shade
  10. candle-shades
  11. candle-snuffer

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