1a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns:the candle flickered in the cold night airan iced cake with nine lighted candles on it
2 (also international candle) Physics a unit of luminous intensity, superseded by the candela.
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(of a poultry breeder) test (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it to the light:the egg was candled—it was fertile
be able to hold a candle to
[with negative] informal be nearly as good as:nobody in the final could hold a candle to her
the game's not worth the candle
the potential advantages to be gained from doing something do not justify the cost or trouble involved:she may decide the game’s not worth the candle and walk away from the discussionsthey may find that aggressive expansion is not worth the candle
