BY INCH OF CANDLE

Meaning of BY INCH OF CANDLE in English

phrasal

: by auction in which bidding is open only while a small piece of candle burns

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

INCH — Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). David …
Английский словарь Британика
INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkand ə l, -ˈaa- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCH — (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; …
Английский словарь Webster
INCH — ( a. ) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — inch 1 /inch/ , n. 1. a unit of length, 1 / 12 foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLE — — candler , n. /kan"dl/ , n. , v. , candled, candling . n. 1. a long, usually slender piece …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCH — I. ˈinch noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ynce, from Latin uncia — more at ounce Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLE — I. ˈkan-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCH — vt to drive by inches, or small degrees. 2. inch ·vt to deal out by inches; to give sparingly. 3. …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
INCH — [inch] n [ME, fr. OE ynce, fr. L uncia--more at ounce] (bef. 12c) 1: a unit of length equal to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — [can.dle] n [ME candel, fr. OE, fr. L candela, fr. candere] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. molded or dipped mass …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INCH — unit of British Imperial and U.S. Customary measure equal to 1/36 of a yard. The unit derives from the old …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
CANDLE — candle BrE AmE ˈkænd ə l ▷ candle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
INCH — / ɪntʃ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( abbr. in. ) a unit for measuring length, equal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INCH — I. inch 1 S2 W3 /ɪntʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1000-1100 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: uncia 'one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDLE — can ‧ dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 600-700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: candela , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
INCH — n. & v. --n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INCH — n. & v. n. 1 a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INCH — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one-twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
INCH — ( inches, inching, inched) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An inch …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — ( candles) 1. A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
INCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANDLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candle flame ▪ He lit the fire with the candle flame. candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INCH — n. Unit of measure equal to 1/36 yard and since 1959 defined officially as 2. 54 cm (see metre ). …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
INCH — Synonyms and related words : ace, amble, bit, bowshot, brief span, claudicate, close quarters, close range, crack, crawl, creep, crowd, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANDLE — Synonyms and related words : ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
INCH — See: BY INCHES, EVERY INCH, GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, WITHIN AN ACE OF or …
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted , lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy , citronella , scented ▪ wax ▪ votive ▪ holiday …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INCH — See: BY INCHES, EVERY INCH, GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, WITHIN AN ACE OF or …
Словарь английских идиом
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Словарь английских идиом
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
American Idioms English vocabulary
INCH — In length, 1/12th of foot or 1/36 of a yard or, metrically, 2.54 centimeters. The inch, along with the foot …
English Dictionary of Medicine
INCH — I 1. сущ. 1) дюйм ( = 2,5 см) to contest, fight for every inch of one's land ≈ сражаться …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANDLE — 1. сущ. 1) свеча to dip candles ≈ потушить свечи to light a candle ≈ зажечь свечи to blow out, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
INCH — inch.ogg _I 1. ıntʃ n 1. 1> дюйм ( мера длины; ≈ 2,54 см ) 2> pl высота, рост a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANDLE — candle.ogg 1. ʹkændl n 1. свеча, свечка wax tallow candle - восковая сальная свеча candle grease - свечное сало 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANDLE — 1) свеча 2) кандела, кд 3) керамический фильтр 4) "свечка" ( название типа бактериального фильтра ) 5) лесн. свечеобразная окраска …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CANDLE — 1) свеча 2) кандела, кд 3) керамический фильтр 4) "свечка" (название типа бактериального фильтра) 5) лесн. свечеобразная окраска (годичных побегов) • - electrical candle - filter candle - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
INCH — двигаться медленно или осторожно дюйм; дюймовый inch along - делать медленные, но верные успехи within an inch of - почти; …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CANDLE — свеча; международная свеча (единица силы света) газовая горелка проверять свежесть яиц на свет cannot hold a candle to - не …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY — by предл.1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
INCH — _I 1. ıntʃ n 1. 1> дюйм ( мера длины; ≈ 2,54 см ) 2> pl высота, рост a man …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CANDLE — 1. ʹkændl n 1. свеча, свечка wax tallow candle - восковая сальная свеча candle grease - свечное сало 2. физ. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
INCH — I ɪnʧ 1. сущ. ; сокр. - in. 1) дюйм ( единица длины; = 1/12 фута; = 2,54 см ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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