CANDLEHOLDER Antonyms

• branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

• an artificial source of visible illumination

• a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

• light in a transparent protective case

• a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather

• a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate

• a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce

• a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light

• a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

• tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

• a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

• a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

• burn maliciously, as by arson

• a lamp that stands on the floor

• an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney

• a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light