Nouns

(n)candle, taper, wax lightstick of wax with a wick in the middle
(n)candle, candela, cd, standard candlethe basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

Verbs

(v)candleexamine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light