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candlestick en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkændl̩ˌstɪk/
• /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”).

Meanings

1. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
   • Sorcerers and other practitioners of witchcraft used to make a variety of candlestick called the Hand of Glory, chiefly from the flesh of criminals[.] 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 114:
   • Neither doe men light a candle, and put it vnder a bushell: but on a candlesticke, and it giueth light vnto all that are in the house. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:15:
2. A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
3. A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
4. (UK, historical, slang) The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.
   • Inside the shrapnel shell was an iron bar with a flattened, broad nose. When the shell burst in the air this iron object fell to the ground and, since it came often from a great height, its fall was dangerous. The men called these candlesticks, which they much resembled. 1930, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades, Grosset & Dunlap, page 20:

Forms

Coordinates

chamber candlestick · candelabrum · candelabra · menorah

Deriveds

candlestick phone · candlesticklike · miners safety candlestick · flat candlestick · candlestick pattern · the darkest place is under the candlestick · candlestick fungus · miner's candlestick · candlestick telephone · Tommy Stick · candlestick bird · rub one's face with a brass candlestick

Descendants

kandratiki

Synonyms

candle holder

Translations (118)

gv cainlere (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · gv cainleyr (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · yue 燭臺 /燭台 /烛台 (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · lt žvakidė (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ja 燭台 (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · vo kandelikipian (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sq shandan (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · lo ຕີນທຽນ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ota شمعدان (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · cs svícen (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ru канделя́бр (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · fr bougeoir (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · bg кандела́бър (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hy մոմակալ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · rgn candlir (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · zlw-opl świecznik (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · tk şamdan (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · nb lysestake (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · pox svecnĕk (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · it candelabro (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ga coinnleoir (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hi शमादान (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · srn kandratiki (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · tl sasangan (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · lv svečturis (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · id kandil (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · cmn 燭臺 /燭台 /烛台 (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · be падсве́чнік (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sh svijȇćnjāk (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · orv свѣчьникъ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · tr mumluk (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ky шамдал (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · nrf changlyi (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · be кандэля́бр (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · de Kerzenhalter (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · he פָּמוֹט (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sh svȇćnjāk (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sh све̑ћња̄к (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ru шанда́л (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ko 촉대 (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · rsk швичнїк (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · gl candeeiro (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · oc candelièr (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · nn lysestake (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hu gyertyatartó (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · myv тандал (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · uk свічни́к (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · mk свеќник (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · az şamdan (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · br kantolor (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · cy canhwyllbren (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · pt candelabro (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ca portallàntia (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hi चिराग़दान (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · la candēlābrum (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ka სასანთლე (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · dsb swěcnik (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · th เชิงเทียน (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · tr şamdan (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · tsg palansukan (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ca candeler (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · cu свѣщьникъ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · vi đế đèn cầy (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · bg све́щник (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ur چَراغ دان (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ru подсве́чник (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sh чѝра̄к (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · pt castiçal (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · bg свети́лник (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ka შანდალი (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · nl kandelaar (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · et küünlajalg (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sk svietnik (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sv ljusstake (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · nn ljosestake (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ko 촛대 (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · kk шамдал (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hsb swěčnik (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · uk канделя́бр (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · pl świecznik (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · km ជើងទៀន (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · is kertastjaki (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · da lysestage (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · kw kantolbren (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · it candeliere (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ro sfeșnic (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · pl lichtarz (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · lb Käerzestänner (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ug شامدان (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · gv kainlere (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · fr chandelier (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · eo kandelingo (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · fa-ira شَمْعْدان (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ar قِنْدِيل (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · es candelero (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · fi kynttilänjalka (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · lmo candiler (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sl svečnik (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · lo ໂຄມທຽນ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · fur cjandelîr (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · io kandeliero (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · haw kū ihoiho (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ast candela (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · uz shamdon (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sh čìrāk (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · el κηροπήγιο (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · tg шамъдон (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · sh свије̑ћња̄к (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · gd coinnlear (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hy աշտանակ (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · kmr şamdank (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · hi दीपाधार (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ur شَمْع دان (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · ar شَمْعَدَان (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · kw koltrebyn (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · es cirial (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · vi đế nến (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) · yi לײַכטער (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle)

candlestick en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkændl̩ˌstɪk/
• /ˈkændəlˌstɪk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”).

Meanings

1. (of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
   • Others with chutes aflame candlesticked into the sea. 2013, Rick Atkinson, The Liberation:
   • Planes fell in flames, planes fell not in flames. Men fell in flames, men fell safely in their parachutes, some candlesticked. 1998, Sandler Stanley, Segregated Skies, page 104:
   • Archie Jack had a second lucky escape in a later attempt when his pilot, nervous of flying over the high mountain ranges, made him jump out at a much greater altitude than was usual. What initially seemed inconsiderate saved Jack's life as his parachute 'candlesticked', ... 2003, Heather Williams, Parachutes, Patriots and Partisans:
2. (qualifier:investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
   • “You wouldn't happen to be the B. J. Devine who wrote the Devine candlestick formula?” I blurted, not thinking it could be true. Candlesticking is one of the trickier methods of charting stock. 2014, Sarah Graves, Wreck the Halls:
   • The other book I would recommend is on a technical evaluation method called “candlesticking.” 2003, Cynthia Pirl, Intentional Investing:
3. To adorn with candlesticks.
   • The Drama's altar isn't on the stage; it is candlesticked and flowered in the box-office. 1962, John Wilson, The Faith of an Artist, page 71:
   • 3 When I get my room arranged, it will be carpeted, cushioned, curtained (one set crimson dama[s]k, one white), mirrored, silver candlesticked, etc., etc., etc. 1988, William Reynolds, Anne Hoffman Cleaver, E. Jeffrey Stann, Voyage to the Southern Ocean, page 2:
4. To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
   • Caught there on a candlesticked overhang of ice, Quaid turned to peer down at his buddy. 1991, Renee Roszel, Valentine's Knight, page 192:
   • Initially, the end of the shaft is ragged, but then begins to taper smoothly, exhibiting the "candlesticking" or "pencilling" referred to in the literature (Fig. 13). 1976, Journal of the American Podiatry Association:
   • If cut on the individual stems at three-leaf clusters, the cane will "candlestick." 1957, The American Rose Annual - Volume 42, page 50:

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