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TEST

Definition:

1. [noun] any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
   Synonyms: mental mental ing, psychometric
   
   
2. [noun] the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"
   Synonyms: trial, run
   
   
3. [noun] the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
   Synonyms: trial
   
   
4. [noun] trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
   Synonyms: trial, trial run, tryout
   
   
5. [noun] a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
   Synonyms: examination, exam
   
   
6. [noun] a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
   
   
7. [verb] put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
   Synonyms: prove, try, try out, examine, essay
   
   
8. [verb] test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
   Synonyms: screen
   
   
9. [verb] examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
   Synonyms: quiz
   
   
10. [verb] show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
    
    
11. [verb] achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
    
    
12. [verb] determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
    
    
13. [verb] undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
    
    

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Related Words:

• control, verify
• float
• field-test
• intelligence test, IQ test
• personality test
• sub-test
• assay
• clinical trial, clinical test
• double blind
• preclinical trial, preclinical test, preclinical phase
• audition, tryout
• field trial
• fitting, try-on, trying on
• MOT, MOT test, Ministry of Transportation test
• pilot project, pilot program
• Snellen test
• field trial, field test
• alpha test
• beta test
• road test
• trial balloon
• bar examination, bar exam
• entrance examination, entrance exam
• final examination, final exam, final
• litmus test
• midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm
• oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva
• preliminary examination, preliminary exam, prelim
• quiz
• test paper, examination paper, exam paper, question sheet
• tripos

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