candlestick
IPA: kˈændʌɫstɪk
noun
- 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.
verb
- (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.
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Examples of "candlestick" in Sentences
- Also known as a candlestick spiral.
- The Baker and the Candlestick Maker.
- The candlesticks are often quite ornate .
- This candlestick is referred to as a hearse .
- The butcher, the baker, The candlestick maker.
- A candle argent in candlestick flared of the same.
- Candlestick chart is sufficient to cover the subject.
- Notably, the candlestick on the right has no reflection.
- Jumping candlesticks was a form of fortunetelling and a sport.
- The paschal candlestick is modern but in the Cosmatesque style.