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tealight

/ˈtiˌlaɪt/

tealight noun: a small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax.

tealight: a small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely...
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Noun

tealight (plural tealights)

  1. A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax.
    • Candles and tealights can be hazardous and must be used in accordance with any instructions.2004, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service https://web.archive.org/web/20071027212506/http://www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2004/april-2004/tea-lights-pose-potential-danger.e...
    Synonyms:
    tea candle

tealight meaning in Bengali

tealight in Bengali

একটি ছোট

Synonyms of tealight

Forms of tealight

pluraltealights
alternative formtea light
alternative formtea-light
alternative formtealite

Origin of tealight

From tea + light, since they are sometimes used to keep a teapot warm. Compare Dutch theelicht (“tealight”), German Teelicht (“tealight”).

Questions about tealight

What does tealight mean?
Tealight means a small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax.
What is tealight in Bengali?
Tealight in Bengali is একটি ছোট. See Tealight meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is tealight?
Tealight is a noun.
How do you pronounce tealight?
Tealight is pronounced /ˈtiˌlaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of tealight?
The plural of tealight is tealights.

Words near tealight in the dictionary

  1. tealery
  2. Teales
  3. tealess
  4. tealessness
  5. Tealiban
  6. tealight
  7. tealights
  8. tealike
  9. tealish
  10. tealite
  11. tealites

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tealight (page history and authors); tealight (Bengali 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.

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