[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"test"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/mental test"]mental test[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/mental testing"]mental testing[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/psychometric test"]psychometric test[/URL]] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/trial"]trial[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/run"]run[/URL]] [*]the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/trial"]trial[/URL]] [*]trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/trial"]trial[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/trial run"]trial run[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/tryout"]tryout[/URL]] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/examination"]examination[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/exam"]exam[/URL]] [*]a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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: [URL="http://www.word.sc/prove"]prove[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/try"]try[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/try out"]try out[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/examine"]examine[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/essay"]essay[/URL]] [*]test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/screen"]screen[/URL]] [*]examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/quiz"]quiz[/URL]] [*]show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV" [*]achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools" [*]determine the presence or properties of (a substance) [*]undergo a test; "She doesn't test well" [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/test"]http://www.word.sc/test[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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