Helen Fenton

Candied: Definition and part of speech

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Candied

  1. a. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or candy.
  2. a. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike substance; as, candied fruits.
  3. a. Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as candied sirup.
  4. a. Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied raisins
  5. a. Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candle: Definition and part of speech

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Candle

  1. n. That which gives light; a luminary.
  2. n. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candleberry tree: Definition and part of speech

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Candleberry tree

  1. A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle), common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for hardening candles; — also called bayberry tree, bayberry, or candleberry.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Candlebomb: Definition and part of speech

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Candlebomb

  1. n. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
  2. n. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.