present participle of candle

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. / The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.

(embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of candle

plural of candle

simple past tense and past participle of candle

(alternative medicine) An alternative medicine practice supposed to assist the natural clearing of earwax from a person's ear, involving lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal.

A type of firework with a long, thick paper tube that contains layers of "stars" and lifting charges. When ignited, pyrotechnic stars shoot from the tube one at a time.

plural of ear candle

(alternative medicine) A hollow candle used in certain alternative medicine practices to assist the natural clearing of earwax.