candlestick

/ˈkændəlˌstɪk/

candlestick noun: a holder with a socket or spike for a candle.

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Noun

candlestick (plural candlesticks)

A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
- Neither doe men light a candle, and put it vnder a bushell: but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:15
- Sorcerers and other practitioners of witchcraft used to make a variety of candlestick called the Hand of Glory, chiefly from the flesh of criminals[.]1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 114
Synonyms:

candle holder
A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(UK, historical, slang) The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.
- Inside the shrapnel shell was an iron bar with a flattened, broad nose. When the shell burst in the air this iron object fell to the ground and, since it came often from a great height, its fall was dangerous. The men called these candlesticks, which they much resembled.1930, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades, Grosset & Dunlap, page 20

Verb

candlestick (third-person singular simple present candlesticks, present participle candlesticking, simple past and past participle candlesticked)

To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
- Planes fell in flames, planes fell not in flames. Men fell in flames, men fell safely in their parachutes, some candlesticked.1998, Sandler Stanley, Segregated Skies, page 104
- Archie Jack had a second lucky escape in a later attempt when his pilot, nervous of flying over the high mountain ranges, made him jump out at a much greater altitude than was usual. What initially seemed inconsiderate saved Jack's life as his parachute 'candlesticked', ...2003, Heather Williams, Parachutes, Patriots and Partisans
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
- The other book I would recommend is on a technical evaluation method called “candlesticking.”2003, Cynthia Pirl, Intentional Investing
- “You wouldn't happen to be the B. J. Devine who wrote the Devine candlestick formula?” I blurted, not thinking it could be true. Candlesticking is one of the trickier methods of charting stock.2014, Sarah Graves, Wreck the Halls
To adorn with candlesticks.
- The Drama's altar isn't on the stage; it is candlesticked and flowered in the box-office.1962, John Wilson, The Faith of an Artist, page 71
- 3 When I get my room arranged, it will be carpeted, cushioned, curtained (one set crimson dama[s]k, one white), mirrored, silver candlesticked, etc., etc., etc.1988, William Reynolds, Anne Hoffman Cleaver, E. Jeffrey Stann, Voyage to the Southern Ocean, page 2
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
- If cut on the individual stems at three-leaf clusters, the cane will "candlestick."1957, The American Rose Annual - Volume 42, page 50
- Initially, the end of the shaft is ragged, but then begins to taper smoothly, exhibiting the "candlesticking" or "pencilling" referred to in the literature (Fig. 13).1976, Journal of the American Podiatry Association

candlestick meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

candlestick in Hindi

a holder with a socket or spike for a candle: दीपाधार dīpādhār, शमादान śamādān, चिराग़दान cirāġdān

candlestick in Urdu

a holder with a socket or spike for a candle: شَمْع دان šam' dān, چَراغ دان carāġ dān

candlestick in Kannada

ಮೇಣದ ಬತ್ತಿ ಚುಚ್ಚುವ ಕಡ್ಡಿ

More languagesFewer languages

candlestick in Tagalog: sasangan
candlestick in Arabic: شَمْعَدَان šamʕadān, قِنْدِيل qindīl
candlestick in Indonesian: kandil
candlestick in Thai: เชิงเทียน chəəng-tiian
candlestick in Vietnamese: đế nến, đế đèn cầy

Examples of candlestick in a sentence

Others with chutes aflame candlesticked into the sea.2013, Rick Atkinson, The Liberation:
Caught there on a candlesticked overhang of ice, Quaid turned to peer down at his buddy.1991, Renee Roszel, Valentine's Knight, page 192:

All 17 example sentences with candlestick

Synonyms of candlestick

candle holder

Forms of candlestick

Noun
plural	candlesticks
alternative form	canstick
Verb
third-person singular present	candlesticks
present participle	candlesticking
past participle	candlesticked
past	candlesticked

Plural of candlestick: candlesticks

Origin of candlestick

From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”).

Words formed from candlestick

Phrases with candlestick

Questions about candlestick

What does candlestick mean?: Candlestick means a holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
What is candlestick in Hindi?: Candlestick in Hindi is दीपाधार (dīpādhār), शमादान (śamādān), चिराग़दान (cirāġdān). See Candlestick meaning in Hindi.
How do you use candlestick in a sentence?: Others with chutes aflame candlesticked into the sea.
What part of speech is candlestick?: Candlestick can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce candlestick?: Candlestick is pronounced /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/.
What is the plural of candlestick?: The plural of candlestick is candlesticks.

Words near candlestick in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: candlestick (page history and authors); candlestick (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); candlestick (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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