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candlestubs

candlestubs is the plural of candlestub.

Meaning of candlestub

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

Questions about candlestubs

What is candlestubs the plural of?
Candlestubs is the plural of candlestub.

Words near candlestubs in the dictionary

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

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