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test

(t/E/st )

trying something to find out about it(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
trial, trial run, tryout

source: wordnet30
any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc(noun.act)

Example:
The test was standardized on a large sample of students.

Synonym:
mental test, mental testing, psychometric test

source: wordnet30
a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge(noun.communication)

Example:
When the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions.

Synonym:
exam, examination

source: wordnet30
the act of undergoing testing(noun.act)

Example:
He survived the great test of battle.

Synonym:
trial

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the act of testing something(noun.act)

Synonym:
run, trial

source: wordnet30
a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.(noun)

source: webster1913
A witness.(noun)

source: webster1913
The external hard or firm covering of many invertebrate animals.(noun)

source: webster1913

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to(verb.social)

Example:
Test this recipe.

Synonym:
essay, examine, prove, try, try out

source: wordnet30
test or examine for the presence of disease or infection(verb.social)

Synonym:
screen

source: wordnet30
examine someone's knowledge of something(verb.communication)

Example:
The teacher tests us every week.

Synonym:
quiz

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show a certain characteristic when tested(verb.stative)

Example:
He tested positive for HIV.

source: wordnet30
achieve a certain score or rating on a test(verb.competition)

Example:
She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools.

source: wordnet30
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
undergo a test(verb.cognition)

Example:
She doesn't test well.

source: wordnet30
To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or cupel; to subject to cupellation.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make a testament, or will.(verb)

source: webster1913