burning candle
Wax with fire
A burning candle is a candle that has been lit and is actively producing flame.
The phrase appears in expressions about finite time or energy: burning the candle at both ends means exhausting oneself by overwork or late nights.
A candle that burns is being consumed—the image suggests something precious and diminishing.
- flameBurning gas made visible
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- hot waxHeated substance for removal
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- glowSteady, soft light
flicker · melting · scent · warmth · light · mood lighting · smoke · blown out · dripping · vigil · romantic · altar · prayer · tallow · holder · both ends · snuff · extinguish
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- hardshipshardship, adversity, struggle, misfortune, difficulties
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- burnoutburnout, emotional exhaustion, exhaustion, exhausted, overwork
- Hard Workgrind, hustle, toil, effort, labor
light source type
burning candleelectric light
Current-powered illumination device
LED bulb · fluorescent lamp · flashlight · sunlight · neon light
burning, candle, burn, burns, burned, burnt, burner, burners, burnish