candlestick

IPA: kˈændʌɫstɪk

A holder with a socket or spike for a candle.
(gymnastics) A gymnastics move in which the legs are pointed vertically upward.
(finance) A color-coded bar showing the open and closing prices of a stock on a candlestick chart.
(Britain, military slang, historical) The central ignition tube connecting the fuse and charge of a WWI shrapnel shell, shaped like a candle stick.

(of a parachute) To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
(investing) To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
To adorn with candlesticks.
To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.

Examples of "candlestick" in Sentences

The candlestick is empty, for Christ is the Light of the world.
The gargoyle candlestick is a reminder of my interest in the Gothic.
"I notice that the candle in the candlestick is a wax one," said Colwyn.
We get to thinking that the candlestick is the light, and the light is -- lost sight of.
The candlestick is not light, but the bearer of light, holding it forth to give light around.
Attached to the top of the candlestick was a golden bowl filled with the purest olive oil, to be used for the candlestick in the
God were to radiate and shine; therefore, they are likened to two candlesticks: the candlestick is the abode of the light, and from it the light shines forth.
We withheld key evidence, so if you’re trying to figure out who killed Professor Plum, we haven’t shown you that the candlestick is even a potential murder weapon yet.
The candlestick is the dream _motif_, always a ticklish business to handle, and in this particular case -- well, no, I won't be such a spoil-sport as to go into that, for the chief pleasure of this kind of an entertainment is the succession of pleasant unexpected shocks which are deftly administered to the audience by the author.