| candle-light | n cahaya /lilin, dian/; by ~, dgn diterangi cahaya /lilin, dian/: to eat by ~, makan dgn diterangi cahaya lilin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| candle | n lilin, dian; burn the ~ at both ends, exhaust os by working late, bekerja hingga larut malam; cannot hold a ~ to, be not fit to hold a ~ to, tdk setanding dgn. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| glimmer | vi flicker, shine faintly, (of star, candle etc), /berkerdip, berkerlip, mengerdip, mengerlip/ samar-samar; (of dawn, light) kelihatan samar-samar: a candle could be seen ~ing in the window, cahaya lilin yg samar-samar kelihatan di tingkap; the light of dawn ~ed through the trees, cahaya fajar kelihatan samar-samar di celah-celah pokok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alight 2 | adj 1. on fire, kindled, terbakar; (of fire, torch, lamp, candle) menyala, bernyala: the torch was to be kept continually ~, obor itu hendaklah sentiasa dibiarkan menyala; catch ~, terbakar; set st ~, membakar sst; (fire, torch, lamp, candle) menyalakan sst: the cause of the fire was a pile of rubbish which some youths had set ~ to, punca kebakaran itu ialah longgokan sampah yg dibakar oleh sekumpulan pemuda; 2. lit up, a. disinari, diterangi: the house was ~ with hundreds of candles, rumah itu diterangi oleh beratus-ratus lilin; b. (fig.), (of eyes) bersinar, bercahaya; (of face) bercahaya, berseri-seri: eyes that were ~ with love, mata yg bersinar dgn kasih sayang; his face was ~ with pleasure, mukanya bercahaya krn gembira; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foot-candle | n kaki lilin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wick | n (of candle, paraffin lamp, cigarette lighter) sumbu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gutter | vi (of candle) burn unsteadily or fitfully, berkedip-kedip. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tallow | n animal fat for making soap, candle, etc, lemak /binatang, haiwan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| taper | n 1. slender candle, lilin tirus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waver | vi 1. flicker, meliang-liuk: the candle flame ~ed in the draught, api lilin itu meliang-liuk ditiup angin; the shadows that ~ed on the waters of the lake, bayang-bayang yg meliang-liuk di permukaan air tasik itu; 2. become unsteady, goyah: his courage never ~ed in the face of adversity, ketabahannya tdk pernah goyah dlm menghadapi bencana; 3. be undecided, hesitate, teragak-agak (approp v): you must stop ~ing and decide what you’re going to do, kamu tdk boleh teragak-agak, kamu harus memutuskan apa yg akan kamu buat; the examiners ~ed between the two candidates, para pemeriksa teragak-agak memilih antara dua orang calon itu; 4. fluctuate, berubah-ubah: the temperature ~ed between 100C and 150C, suhu berubah-ubah antara 100C dan 150C; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |