English Explanatory Dictionary

candlestick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
  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. The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.
verb
  1. To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
  2. To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
  3. To adorn with candlesticks.
  4. To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.

Pronunciation

/ˈkændəlˌstɪk/ /ˈkændl̩ˌstɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-candlestick.wav

Word forms

candlestick candlesticks canstick candlesticking candlesticked

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

Derived words

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