[kan-dl] 
noun, verb, -dled, -dling.| 1. | a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light. |
| 2. | something resembling a candle in appearance or use. |
| 3. | Optics.
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| 4. | to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light. |
| 5. | to hold (a bottle of wine) in front of a lighted candle while decanting so as to detect sediment and prevent its being poured off with the wine. |
| 6. | burn the candle at both ends. burn (def. 43). |
| 7. | hold a candle to, to compare favorably with (usually used in the negative): She's smart, but she can't hold a candle to her sister. |
| 8. | worth the candle, worth the trouble or effort involved (usually used in the negative): Trying to win them over to your viewpoint is not worth the candle. |
candle can·dle (kān'dl)
n.
See candela.