candlestick

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. To catch on fire, so that the chute resembles a tapered candle with a flame on top.
2. To analyze stock behavior using Japanese candlestick charts.
3. To adorn with candlesticks.
4. To form a tall, thin, tapering shape similar to a candle.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkændəlˌstɪk/

Etymology

From Middle English candelstik, candelstikke, from Old English candelsticca (“candlestick”), equivalent to candle + stick. Cognate with Scots candilsteke, candilstik (“candlestick”). Compare Old Norse kertastika, kertistika (“candlestick”).