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candle-wood

candle-wood noun: any form of resinous wood, the splinters of which are burned to furnish light.

Noun

candle-wood (countable and uncountable, plural candle-woods)

  1. Any form of resinous wood, the splinters of which are burned to furnish light.

Forms of candle-wood

pluralcandle-woods

Questions about candle-wood

What does candle-wood mean?
Candle-wood means any form of resinous wood, the splinters of which are burned to furnish light.
What part of speech is candle-wood?
Candle-wood is a noun.
What is the plural of candle-wood?
The plural of candle-wood is candle-woods.

Words near candle-wood in the dictionary

  1. candle-wasters
  2. candle-wasting
  3. candle-wastings
  4. candle-wick
  5. candle-wicks
  6. candle-wood
  7. candle-woods
  8. candlebark
  9. candlebarks
  10. candlebeam
  11. candlebeams

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