Candled [verb]
Definition of Candled:
examine closely
Synonyms of Candled:
● Inspect
● Consider
● Scan
● Peruse
● Dissect
● Probe
● Watch
● Explore
● Comb
● Sift
● Weigh
● Analyze
● Check
● Case
● Stare
● Search
● Study
● Overlook
● Pierce
● Dig
● Survey
● Smoke
● Canvass
● Candle
● Peg
● View
● Scope
● Eyeball
● Burn up
Sentence/Example of Candled:
Sometimes a lot of eggs is candled several times and the bad ones removed, before it reaches the last dealer who handles it.
Separators should be carefully "candled" — placed in front of a light and looked through.
These he candled in his house cellar and began selling them to a limited trade in the wealthy section of the city.
Scudamore stood with his urgent despatches in the large well-candled hall, and vainly desired to deliver them.
This is an excellent way to learn to know how good and bad eggs look when they are being candled.
While the boy rattled among canned goods and candled eggs to see if they were fit for a four-minute boil, Sandy turned to George.
When carefully candled they should be worth ten or twelve cents a dozen.
What with the red-candled cake and the picture show and the afternoon in the boat it sounded as if she had had a very happy day.