candlestick
/ˈkændəlˌstɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
noun
A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
noun
The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.
British usage; Slang
verb
To adorn with candlesticks.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Sorcerers and other practitioners of witchcraft used to make a variety of candlestick called the Hand of Glory, chiefly from the flesh of criminals[.]"
- "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."
- "Planes fell in flames, planes fell not in flames. Men fell in flames, men fell safely in their parachutes, some candlesticked."
- "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', ..."
- "Others with chutes aflame candlesticked into the sea."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: candelstik, candelsticca