candlestick

noun

can·​dle·​stick ˈkan-dᵊl-ˌstik How to pronounce candlestick (audio)
: a holder with a socket for a candle

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Start with Accessories Use interchangeable pieces like colorful placemats, candleholders and candlesticks, salt and pepper mills, and even those trendy and oh-so-cute rechargeable lamps as your base. Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025 His character’s demise was when he was beaten to death with a candlestick by Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner). Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 11 June 2025 Robinson was a series regular on GH for 10 years and briefly returned in 2002, only to meet a gruesome end when his character was bludgeoned to death with a candlestick by Scotty Baldwin (Kin Shriner), Laura's ex-husband. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025 Things poke their heads in from stage left or stage right; a candlestick slightly too big for its rectangle hunches to one side; countless pairs of bottles and cups and pitchers seem to be shoving at each other like two kids in the back of a minivan. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for candlestick

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of candlestick was before the 12th century

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“Candlestick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candlestick. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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candlestick

noun
can·​dle·​stick -ˌstik How to pronounce candlestick (audio)
: a holder with a socket for a candle

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