1. test(n = noun.cognition) trial, trial run, tryout - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"
is a kind of experiment, experimentation
has particulars: field test, field trial, alpha test, beta test, road test, trial balloon
Derived form verb test1
2. test(n = noun.act) mental test, mental testing, psychometric test - 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"
is a kind of mental measurement
has particulars: intelligence test, iq test, personality test, sub-test
Derived forms verb test7, verb test3, verb test5
3. test(n = noun.communication) exam, examination - 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"
is a kind of communicating, communication
has particulars: bar exam, bar examination, comp, comprehensive, comprehensive examination, entrance exam, entrance examination, final, final exam, final examination, litmus test, midterm, midterm exam, midterm examination, oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce, prelim, preliminary exam, preliminary examination, quiz, exam paper, examination paper, question sheet, test paper, tripos
Derived forms verb test7, verb test3, verb test5
4. test(n = noun.act) trial - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Derived forms verb test7, verb test3, verb test5
5. test(n = noun.act) run, trial - 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"
is a kind of attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
has particulars: assay, clinical test, clinical trial, double blind, preclinical phase, preclinical test, preclinical trial, audition, tryout, field trial, fitting, try-on, trying on, ministry of transportation test, mot, mot test, pilot program, pilot project, snellen test
Derived forms verb test6, verb test4
6. test(n = noun.animal) - a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins;
is a kind of cover, covering, natural covering
1. test(v = verb.social) essay, examine, prove, try, try out - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
is one way to evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Derived forms noun test1, noun testing1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
2. test(v = verb.social) screen - test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"
is one way to check
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
3. test(v = verb.communication) quiz - examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"
is one way to examine
Derived forms noun test4, noun test2, noun test3, noun testee1, noun tester1, noun testing3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. test(v = verb.stative) - show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
is one way to be
Derived forms noun test5, noun testing2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s Adjective
5. test(v = verb.competition) - achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
is one way to score
Derived forms noun test4, noun test2, noun test3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s Adjective
6. test(v = verb.communication) - determine the presence or properties of (a substance);
is one way to ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch
Derived forms noun test5, noun testing2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
7. test(v = verb.cognition) - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
is one way to submit, take
Derived forms noun test4, noun test2, noun test3, noun testee1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s Adjective
1. A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement. [1913 Webster]
"Our ingots, tests, and many mo." [1913 Webster]
2. Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's assertions to a test. Shak. [1913 Webster]
3. Means of trial; as, absence is a test of love. [1913 Webster]
"Each test every light her muse will bear." [1913 Webster]
4. That with which anything is compared for proof of its genuineness; a touchstone; a standard. [1913 Webster]
"Life, force, and beauty must to all impart,
At once the source, and end, and test of art." [1913 Webster]
5. Discriminative characteristic; standard of judgment; ground of admission or exclusion. [1913 Webster]
"Our test excludes your tribe from benefit." [1913 Webster]
6. Judgment; distinction; discrimination. [1913 Webster]
"Who would excel, when few can make a test
Betwixt indifferent writing and the best?" [1913 Webster]
7. A reaction employed to recognize or distinguish any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as the production of some characteristic precipitate; also, the reagent employed to produce such reaction; thus, the ordinary test for sulphuric acid is the production of a white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by means of some soluble barium salt. [1913 Webster]
8. A set of questions to be answered or problems to be solved, used as a means to measure a person's knowledge, aptitude, skill, intelligence, etc.; in school settings, synonymous with
"I leave him to your gracious acceptance, whose trial shall better publish his commediation." [1913 Webster]
"Thy virtue, prince, has stood the test of fortune,
Like purest gold, that tortured in the furnace,
Comes out more bright, and brings forth all its weight." [1913 Webster]
1. To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation. [1913 Webster]
2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a principle; to test the validity of an argument. [1913 Webster]
"Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing constitution." [1913 Webster]
3. To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent; as, to test a solution by litmus paper. [1913 Webster]
4. To administer a test{8} to (someone) for the purpose of ascertaining a person's knowledge or skill; especially, in academic settings, to determine how well a student has learned the subject matter of a course of instruction. [PJC]
A witness. [1913 Webster]
"Prelates and great lords of England, who were for the more surety tests of that deed." [1913 Webster]
To make a testament, or will. [1913 Webster]
1. The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals. [1913 Webster]
" The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate, and is called the shell." [1913 Webster]
2. The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm. [1913 Webster]
test, n. & v.
--n.
1 a critical examination or trial of a person's or thing's qualities.
2 the means of so examining; a standard for comparison or trial; circumstances suitable for this (success is not a fair test).
3 a minor examination, esp. in school (spelling test).
4 colloq. a test match.
5 a ground of admission or rejection (is excluded by our test).
6 Chem. a reagent or a procedure employed to reveal the presence of another in a compound.
7 Brit. a movable hearth in a reverberating furnace with a cupel used in separating gold or silver from lead.
--v.tr.
1 put to the test; make trial of (a person or thing or quality).
2 try severely; tax a person's powers of endurance etc.
3 Chem. examine by means of a reagent.
4 Brit. refine or assay (metal).
Idiom:
put to the test cause to undergo a test. Test Act hist.
1 an act in force 1672-1828, requiring all persons before holding office in Britain to take oaths of supremacy and allegiance or an equivalent test.
2 an act of 1871 relaxing conditions for university degrees. test bed equipment for testing aircraft engines before acceptance for general use. test card a still television picture transmitted outside normal programme hours and designed for use in judging the quality and position of the image. test case Law a case setting a precedent for other cases involving the same question of law. test drive a drive taken to determine the qualities of a motor vehicle with a view to its regular use. test-drive v.tr. (past -drove; past part. -driven) drive (a vehicle) for this purpose. test flight a flight during which the performance of an aircraft is tested. test-fly v.tr. (-flies; past -flew; past part. -flown) fly (an aircraft) for this purpose. test match a cricket or Rugby match between teams of certain countries, usu. each of a series in a tour. test meal a meal of specified quantity and composition, eaten to assist tests of gastric secretion. test out put (a theory etc.) to a practical test.
test paper
1 a minor examination paper.
2 Chem. a paper impregnated with a substance changing colour under known conditions. test pilot a pilot who test-flies aircraft. test-tube a thin glass tube closed at one end used for chemical tests etc. test-tube baby colloq. a baby conceived by in vitro fertilization.
Derivative:
testable adj. testability n. testee n.
test, n. the shell of some invertebrates, esp. foraminiferars and tunicates.
Etymology:
L testa tile, jug, shell, etc.: cf. TEST(1)
N experiment, essay, analysis, screen, trial, tentative method, t=atonnement, verification, probation, experimentum crucis, proof, (demonstration), criterion, diagnostic, test, probe, crucial test, acid test, litmus test, crucible, reagent, check, touchstone, pix, assay, ordeal, ring, litmus paper, curcuma paper, turmeric paper, test tube, analytical instruments, empiricism, rule of thumb, feeler, trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon, pilot engine, scout, straw to show the wind, speculation, random shot, leap in the dark, analyzer, analyst, assayist, adventurer, experimenter, experimentist, experimentalist, scientist, engineer, technician, subject, experimentee, guinea pig, experimental animal, protocol, experimental method, blind experiment, double-blind experiment, controlled experiment, poll, survey, opinion poll, epidemiological survey, retrospective analysis, retrospective survey, prospective survey, prospective analysis, statistical analysis, literature search, library research, tryout, audition, discovery, measurement, evidence, deduction, induction, abduction, experimental, empirical, probative, probatory, probationary, provisional, analytic, docimastic, tentative, unverified, unproven, speculative, untested, on trial, under examination, on probation, under probation, on one's trial, on approval, check it out, give it a try, see how it goes, Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.
VB experiment, essay, try, try out, assay, make an experiment, make a trial of, give a trial to, put on trial, subject to trial, experiment upon, rehearse, put to the test, bring to the test, submit to the test, submit to the proof, prove, verify, test, touch, practice upon, try one's strength, road-test, test drive, take for a spin, test fly, grope, feel one's way, grope for one's way, fumble, t=atonner, aller =a t=atons, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler, send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon, see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out, see how the wind blows, consult the barometer, feel the pulse, fish for, bob for, cast for, beat about for, angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes, try one's fortune, explore.
N teaching, instruction, edification, education, tuition, tutorage, tutelage, direction, guidance, opsimathy, qualification, preparation, training, schooling, discipline, excitation, drill, practice, book exercise, persuasion, proselytism, propagandism, propaganda, indoctrination, inculcation, inoculation, advise, explanation, lesson, lecture, sermon, apologue, parable, discourse, prolection, preachment, chalk talk, Chautauqua, exercise, task, curriculum, course, course of study, grammar, three R's, initiation, A, B, C, elementary education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, college education, collegiate education, military education, university education, liberal education, classical education, religious education, denominational education, moral education, secular education, propaedeutics, moral tuition, gymnastics, calisthenics, physical drill, physical education, sloyd, phonics, rote, rote memorization, brute memory, cooperative learning, Montessori method, ungraded classes, test, examination, exam, final exam, mid-term exam grade, score, marks, A, B, C, D, E, F, gentleman's C, pass, fail, incomplete, homework, take-home lesson, exercise for the student, theme, project, teaching, taught, educational, scholastic, academic, doctrinal, disciplinal, instructive, instructional, didactic, propaedeutic, propaedeutical, the schoolmaster abroad, a bovi majori disscit arare minor, adeo in teneris consuecere multum est, docendo discimus, quaenocent docent, qui docet discit, sermons in stones and good in everything.
N indication, symbolism, symbolization, semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics, Zeitgeist, characteristic, diagnostic, lineament, feature, trait, fingerprint, voiceprint, footprint, noseprint, cloven hoof, footfall, recognition (memory), diagnostic, divining rod, detector, sign, symbol, index, indice, indicator, point, pointer, exponent, note, token, symptom, dollar sign, dollar mark, type, figure, emblem, cipher, device, representation, epigraph, motto, posy, gesture, gesticulation, pantomime, wink, glance, leer, nod, shrug, beck, touch, nudge, dactylology, dactylonomy, freemasonry, telegraphy, chirology, byplay, dumb show, cue, hint, clue, clew, key, scent, signal, signal post, rocket, blue light, watch fire, watch tower, telegraph, semaphore, flagstaff, cresset, fiery cross, calumet, heliograph, guidon, headlight, mark, scratch, line, stroke, dash, score, stripe, streak, tick, dot, point, notch, nick, print, imprint, impress, impression, keyboard symbols, printing symbols, red letter, italics, sublineation, underlining, bold font, jotting, note, annotation, reference, blaze, cedilla, guillemets, hachure, quotation marks, ", double quotes, " ", parentheses, "( )", brackets, "", braces, "", left arrow, "<", right arrow, ">", forward slash, "/", backward slash, "\", exclamation point, "!", commercial at, "@", pound sign, "#", percent sign, "%", carat, "", ampersand, "&", asterisk, "*", hyphen, "-", dash, "-", "_", em dash, "--", plus sign, "+", equals sign, "=", question mark, "?", period, ", ", semicolon, ", ", colon, ":", comma, ", ", apostrophe, "'", single quote, "'", tilde, "~", badge, criterion, countercheck, countermark, countersign, counterfoil, duplicate, tally, label, ticket, billet, letter, counter, check, chip, chop, dib, totem, tessera, card, bill, witness, voucher, stamp, cacher, trade mark, Hall mark, signature, mark, autograph, autography, attestation, hand, hand writing, sign manual, cipher, seal, sigil, signet, hand and seal, paraph, brand, superscription, indorsement, endorsement, password, watchword, catchword, security card, pass, passkey, credentials, open sesame, timbrology, mot de passe, mot du guet, pass-parole, shibboleth, title, heading, docket, address card, visiting card, carte de visite, insignia, banner, banneret, bannerol, bandrol, flag, colors, streamer, standard, eagle, labarum, oriflamb, oriflamme, figurehead, ensign, pennon, pennant, pendant, burgee, blue Peter, jack, ancient, gonfalon, union jack, banderole, old glory, quarantine flag, vexillum, yellow-flag, yellow jack, tricolor, stars and stripes, bunting, heraldry, crest, coat of arms, arms, armorial bearings, hatchment, escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, supporters, livery, uniform, cockade, epaulet, chevron, garland, love knot, favor, beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, cock, weathercock, guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost, pillars of Hercules, pharos, bale-fire, beacon-fire, l'etoile du Nord, landmark, seamark, lighthouse, balize, polestar, loadstar, lodestar, cynosure, guide, address, direction, name, sign, signboard, warning, omen, prefigurement, trace, record, warning &c, alarm, scepter, trophy, gauge, milestone, milepost, brand, fool's cap, check, telltale, test, mileage ticket, milliary, notification, advertisement, word of command, call, bugle call, trumpet call, bell, alarum, cry, battle cry, rallying cry, angelus, reveille, sacring bell, sanctus bell, exposition &c (explanation), proof, pattern, indicating, indicative, indicatory, denotative, connotative, diacritical, representative, typical, symbolic, pantomimic, pathognomonic, symptomatic, characteristic, demonstrative, diagnostic, exponential, emblematic, armorial, individual, known by, recognizable by, indicated, pointed, marked, denotable, indelible, in token of, symbolically, in dumb show, ecce signum, ex ungue leonem, ex pede Herculem, vide ut supra, vultus ariete fortior.
acid test, agglutination test, alpha test, alpha-naphthol test, aptitude test, becchi's test, beta test, blood test, clinical test, cloze test, complement fixation test, diagnostic test, dick test, faecal occult test, fecal occult test, field test, friedman test, glucose tolerance test, heterophil test, high test, inkblot test, intelligence test, intradermal test, iq test, kendall test, litmus test, low test, mantoux test, means test, mental test, ministry of transportation test, molisch test, molisch's test, mot test, pap test, papanicolaou test, patch test, paternity test, personality test, pku test, preclinical test, pregnancy test, projective test, psa blood test, psychological test, psychometric test, queckenstedt's test, rabbit test, radioactive iodine excretion test, radioactive iodine test, radioactive iodine uptake test, road test, rorschach test, rubin test, schick test, scratch test, screen test, skin test, smear test, snellen test, stanford binet test, stanford-binet test, stool test, stress test, subcutaneous test, test ban, test bed, test case, test copy, test drive, test driver, test equipment, test flight, test fly, test instrument vehicle, test match, test paper, test period, test pilot, test range, test rocket, test room, test suit, test tube, thematic apperception test, tine test, treadmill test, tuberculin skin test, tuberculin test, wassermann test, widal test, widal's test