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candles

KAN-duhlz/ˈkændl̩z/

2 meanings of candles

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of candle. Use this form when you mean more than one candle.

    We lit ten candles on the birthday cake.

    When the power went out, we found some candles in the drawer.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of candle. Use this form with 'he', 'she', or 'it'.

    Each morning she candles the eggs to check for cracks inside.

    He candles every egg before packing them into cartons.

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candles is a form of candle

candle, noun: A stick of wax with a string inside that burns to give light. Full entry

Forms
candlecandles plural
Spelling
candle → candles: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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