<b><font size="4">"test"</font></b><br/><b>noun</b> <ol> <li>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" [syn: <a href="/">mental test</a>, <a href="/">mental testing</a>, <a href="/">psychometric test</a>] </li> <li>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" [syn: <a href="../trial.html">trial</a>, <a href="../run.html">run</a>] </li> <li>the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" [syn: <a href="../trial.html">trial</a>] </li> <li>trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: <a href="../trial.html">trial</a>, <a href="../trial.html run">trial run</a>, <a href="../tryout.html">tryout</a>] </li> <li>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" [syn: <a href="../examination.html">examination</a>, <a href="../exam.html">exam</a>] </li> <li>a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins</li> </ol> <b>verb</b> <ol> <li>put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" [syn: <a href="../prove.html">prove</a>, <a href="../try.html">try</a>, <a href="../try.html out">try out</a>, <a href="../examine.html">examine</a>, <a href="../essay.html">essay</a>] </li> <li>test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: <a href="../screen.html">screen</a>] </li> <li>examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: <a href="../quiz.html">quiz</a>] </li> <li>show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV" </li> <li>achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" </li> <li>determine the presence or properties of (a substance) </li> <li>undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../test.html">http://www.word.sc/test</a>

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