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candlestub

candlestub noun: the end of a candle that has mostly burned away.

Noun

candlestub (plural candlestubs)

  1. The end of a candle that has mostly burned away.
    • In the bedroom a brown candlestub was on the table between the beds of Warren and Ina.1933, George Weller, Not to Eat, Not for Love, page 303303
    • He looked down at the guttered candlestub.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, →ISBN, page 3

Forms of candlestub

pluralcandlestubs
alternative formcandle-stub

Origin of candlestub

From candle + stub.

Questions about candlestub

What does candlestub mean?
Candlestub means the end of a candle that has mostly burned away.
What part of speech is candlestub?
Candlestub is a noun.
What is the plural of candlestub?
The plural of candlestub is candlestubs.

Words near candlestub in the dictionary

  1. candlestick telephones
  2. candlesticked
  3. candlesticking
  4. candlesticklike
  5. candlesticks
  6. candlestub
  7. candlestubs
  8. candlewaster
  9. candlewasters
  10. candlewax
  11. candlewick

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