- can|dle|stick
- can|dle|stick «KAN duhl STIHK», noun.a holder for a candle, to make it stand up straight; candleholder: »
I saw seven golden candlesticks (Revelation 1:12).
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can·dle·stick — /ˈkændl̩ˌstık/ noun, pl sticks [count] : an object with a small hole in the middle for holding a candle a pair of candlesticks … Useful english dictionary
can·dle — /ˈkændl̩/ noun, pl candles [count] : wax that has been formed into a stick or another shape and has a string in the middle that can be burned burn the candle at both ends see ↑burn, 1 hold a candle to : to be on the same level as or as good as… … Useful english dictionary
candlestick — can|dle|stick [ˈkændlˌstık] n a specially shaped metal or wooden stick that you put a candle into … Dictionary of contemporary English
candlestick — can|dle|stick [ kændl,stık ] noun count an object for holding a CANDLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
candlestick — can•dle•stick [[t]ˈkæn dlˌstɪk[/t]] n. a device having a socket or a spike for holding a candle • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
Candlestick — Can dle*stick , n. [AS. candel sticca; candel candle + sticca stick.] An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candle — can|dle S3 [ˈkændl] n ↑flame, ↑wax, ↑wick [Date: 600 700; : Latin; Origin: candela, from candere; CANDID] 1.) a stick of ↑wax with a string through the middle, which you burn to give light 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Binary Synchronous Communications — Binary Synchronous Communication (BSC or Bisync) is an IBM link protocol, announced in 1967 after the introduction of System/360. It replaced the synchronous transmit receive (STR) protocol used with second generation computers. The intent was… … Wikipedia
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