candlestick
Meanings
Plural: candlesticks
Noun
- a holder with sockets for candles
- A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
- A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
- A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
- The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.
Verb
- To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
- To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
- To adorn with candlesticks.
- To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
candle holder
Scrabble Score: 20
candlestick is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcandlestick is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
candlestick is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 24
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