Meaning of Candlestick | Babel Free
ˈkændəlˌstɪkDefinitions
- A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
- 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.
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The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick. British, historical, slang
Equivalents
Català
candeler
Čeština
svícen
Cymraeg
canhwyllbren
Dansk
lysestage
Ελληνικά
κηροπήγιο
Esperanto
kandelingo
فارسی
شمعدان
Suomi
kynttilänjalka
Gaeilge
coinnleoir
Gàidhlig
coinnlear
Galego
candeeiro
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
kū ihoiho
עברית
פמוט
Magyar
gyertyatartó
Հայերեն
աշտանակ
Íslenska
kertastjaki
日本語
燭台
ខ្មែរ
ជើងទៀន
Latina
candelabrum
Lëtzebuergesch
Käerzestänner
Lietuvių
žvakidė
Latviešu
svečturis
Македонски
свеќник
Nederlands
kandelaar
Română
sfeșnic
Svenska
ljusstake
ไทย
เชิงเทียน
Tagalog
sasangan
Tiếng Việt
đè nén
Examples
“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.”
“Sorcerers and other practitioners of witchcraft used to make a variety of candlestick called the Hand of Glory, chiefly from the flesh of criminals[.]”
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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