nnoun.artifactstick of wax with a wick in the middleSynset:taper wax light
Hypernyms:lamp
Inherited Hypernyms:candlelampsource of illuminationdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:chandlerydiprush candlerushlightvigil candlevigil light
Part Meronyms:candlewick taper wick
Full Hyponyms:chandlerydiprushlightvigil light
nnoun.quantitythe basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees KelvinSynset:candela cd standard candle
Derivationally Related Form:candle
Hypernyms:candlepower unit luminous intensity unit
Inherited Hypernyms:candleluminous intensity unitlight unitelectromagnetic unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionexamine eggs for freshness by holding them against a lightDerivationally Related Form:candle
Hypernyms:examine see
Inherited Hypernyms:candleexamine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something