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candlestub

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The end of a candle that has mostly burned away.

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Examples

“In the bedroom a brown candlestub was on the table between the beds of Warren and Ina.”
“He looked down at the guttered candlestub.”
“You warm the candlestub between your hands and smell⟳ it—real beeswax.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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