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Candle
[NOUN]2
the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
Examples
1. The new employee isn't holding a candle to the senior staff members in terms of experience and knowledge.
2. The old version of the software couldn't hold a candle to the new one in terms of functionality and speed.
3. No other restaurant in town holds a candle to this one when it comes to quality of food.
4. We used citronella candles to keep mosquitoes away during our outdoor picnic.
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