Collocations withcandle
These are words often used in combination withcandle.
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burning candle
After a longish pause, the burning candle, which he holds close to his chest, slips from his hands.
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lighted candle
You are going about a powder mine with a lighted candle.
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lit candle
You'd put the end of the stick into the flame of a lit candle, then light a new one of your choice.
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scented candle
Many warmers are designed to be used with wickless candles, which are blocks or lumps of scented candle wax with no wick.
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single candle
Over him was spread a rich, dyed samite cloth, embroidered with many golden flowers, and before him burned a single candle, no more, no less.
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standard candle
Older elliptical galaxies have fairly consistent stellar populations, thus the typical fluctuation star closely approximates a standard candle.
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tallow candle
This is the little feeble tallow candle lighted in a corner to illumine the vast expanse of our civilisation.
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white candle
It is usually a horizontal evergreen wreath with four candles and often, a fifth, white candle in the center.
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