noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a candle flame
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He lit the fire with the candle flame.
candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
light
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But it just got to me, each item more than the last. 8.25 Light candles .
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People fall all over each other to help light memorial candles , to organize funerals.
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So much she wanted to fling back the covers, light incense and candles , worship this adored body.
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Make a fire, he told himself. Light candles .
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Hari was working late and the candle over her shoulder provided little enough light .
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Praise be, the lady prioress had no light or candle there.
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Her dark hair shone in the light from the candles .
lighted
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Up from the ground floor, a lighted candle in his hand, rumbled Mr Beavis.
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He used a familiar and homely test - a lighted candle .
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Or, they may be involved in some form of ritual in which the lighted candle has a religious significance.
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Doubtless the carver mistook a lighted candle for a flower on the illustration he was copying.
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She took a lighted candle in its holder with her, and placed it on the mahogany chest of drawers.
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He had obviously told the servants that he had accidentally set fire to his room by knocking over a lighted candle .
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In the centre of the table was an iced cake with nine lighted candles on it.
roman
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He reads the instructions on a firework called a roman candle .
single
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The single candle was reflected in her shining eyes like a diamond.
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A single candle burned on the desk.
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In the bar, a single candle threw grotesque shadows across the ceiling.
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Their universe hangs on a brush of skin, a few grains of desert sand, a single candle flame.
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About half way along the corridor a single candle burned in an iron holder on a small table.
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She replaced it by a single candle .
votive
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Last month we were able to borrow a votive candle stand, which stands in the Lady Chapel area.
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Mrs Bay hurried about the living room, lighting row after row of votive candles .
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A votive candle is placed on the dozen or so tables, part of the ritual of late afternoon tea.
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Sofas are plump with crisp white bed pillows. Votive candles twinkle in every room.
white
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A tree decorated with white candles sparkled behind him.
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A white candle jutted from each, three backed by thin purple banners and one by a banner of rose.
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Fat white candles , the only illumination, burned on each of the tables.
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Great spumes of snow roared up and the trees were like huge white candles , glowing under the moon.
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I can see in my mind's eye how the avenue of chestnuts was alight with red and white candles .
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In the middle of the table was a formal arrangement of chrysanthemums, flanked by white candles in silver holders.
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Paint the bottom half of the white candles with blue food colouring.
■ NOUN
flame
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Izzie crept out last, and pinched dead the candle flame .
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Light bulbs, shaped like tiny candle flames , flicker.
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She holds the adventurers at bay by holding the scroll over a candle flame and threatening to destroy it.
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I stopped suddenly, the rage, like a candle flame , snuffed out.
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Under these conditions the methane jets pushed the candle flame outside the gauze, causing explosions.
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Heating an implement made of a straightened safety pin, he speared the bugs, then brought them to the candle flame .
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The candle flame ran huge shadows like grasping fingers across the ceiling in the draught.
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With jabbing movements, she rolls a cigarette, licks the end and holds it to the candle flame .
holder
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Two bronze candle holders in the center flanked a floral piece.
lit
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Lady Horne told them to sit whilst behind them the girl lit candles .
tallow
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Standing all day on the wet clay floor under the dropping ceiling in the faint light cast by tallow candles was grim.
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We groped around in the darkness, found a fat tallow candle and I lit it with my tinder.
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The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent odour of the fat tallow candles placed on the desk.
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Some thick, tallow candles , and jugs and bowls completed the furnishings.
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An ancient tallow candle stood fixed in its grease on one of the cross-beams, with a tinder beside it.
wax
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I stared wonderingly at the small, wax candle which I had thrown on to the floor of my chamber.
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I remember it being dark-beamed with windows high in the wall and wax candles already lit.
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Firelight reflecting, Red wax candles , Treble voiced choirboys, Spicy hot pies.
■ VERB
blow
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When we left they blew out all the candles and remained in the dark tombs.
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Then blindfold them and invite them to take four steps backwards followed by four forward before trying to blow out the candle .
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Then, picking up his tomahawk, he blows out the candle and springs into bed.
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They gathered the flowers that had been left as offerings, they blew the floating candles out.
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Mike blew his candle out, and I did the same.
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With a sigh, Connor shut the door and bolted it, then blew out the candle and went upstairs.
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He blew our the candle and locked the door.
burn
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Davy had found a way to burn a candle in a methane-rich atmosphere.
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There are hundreds of signed snapshots of Malverde believers, burning candles and handwritten notes of gratitude.
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You dry them and they burn joost like a candle .
buy
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I bought a candle out of necessity.
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Should I dash out and buy candles along with my favorite flavored lubricant?
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I went to the busy market with Gilles to buy fruit and candles for Amantani.
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We all bought some candles and soap from the little store.
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People drive from all over the region to buy their furniture, candles , quilts, glassware and so on.
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It is quiet and peaceful there at night and we took Sam to buy candles .
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He acquired a stake in a small lighting business which bought candles from the Wandsworth factory.
carry
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Their house was lit by oil lamps downstairs, and we carried candles up to bed.
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Youngsters carried the candles of the nation.
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Margarett came to him, unexpectedly, in the night, wearing a filmy dressing gown and carrying a candle .
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The Scouts carry candles , which drip on to their jackets.
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He was carrying a lighted candle and a narrow-necked glass jar whose base appeared to contain lead shot.
flicker
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The eyes flickered feverishly like guttering candles .
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That fear sent her across to the nearest flickering candle .
hold
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All the McIlkenny grandchildren are holding candles in support of the vigil for their grandfather.
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With jabbing movements, she rolls a cigarette, licks the end and holds it to the candle flame.
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And, as far as ridiculously pompous, overblown musical statements go, no-one holds a candle to Simple Minds.
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In front of people old Mrs Fermoyle had acted like nobody could hold a candle to the Fermoyles.
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Our cake looks dazzling, tastes wonderful and no one else's will hold a candle to it!
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She wheeled round in a rage, holding the candle high.
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And let me tell you something finally, you can't hold a candle to my woman.
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She was holding a candle and her eyes shone in its light and her gleaming hair fell like silk on her shoulders.
leave
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These bottles are left with a candle rammed into the neck and therefore presumably considered useful.
place
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He watched her place the candle on the windowsill.
put
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I put my candle down on the shelf, and dropped thankfully on to the bed.
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Last night Lois put a candle inside and lit up a happy mouth of three significant teeth.
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You're putting up candles in the wind now.
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Guy put the candle down on the stool and reached across the bed.
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She put silver candles on the table and orange and white blossom in the corners of the room.
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She put out the candles and followed him.
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If you put out the candle you were finished.
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She put down the candle and left it burning there.
snuff
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He snuffed out the candle and, putting his face over the glass chimney of the lamp, blew out the flame.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
burn the candle at both ends
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Back in the twenties, the Millay sisters were known in New York society for burning the candle at both ends.
not hold a candle to sb/sth
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Dry herbs don't hold a candle to fresh ones.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Citronella candles are a must at an outdoor do.
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Ivy, candles and fruit arranged in a wire basket make a sumptuous centrepiece.
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Make a wish, take a deep breath, blow out the flames and chow down on the candles.
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People drive from all over the region to buy their furniture, candles, quilts, glassware and so on.
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Shoes, clothing, leather goods, candles and kitchen utensils are all produced.
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The windows had been opened wide and a small breeze fluttered the candles.
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There were a new tablecloth and candles on the table.
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We carefully watched the flame of the hour candle eating away the wax from ring to ring.