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test > 13 senses
NOUN1test, mental test, mental testing, psychometric testAny standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
2test, trial, runThe act of testing something
3test, trialThe act of undergoing testing
4test, trial, trial run, tryoutTrying something to find out about it
5test, examination, examA set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
6testA hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
VERB1test, prove, try, try out, examine, essayPut to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
2test, screenTest or examine for the presence of disease or infection
3test, quizExamine someone's knowledge of something
4testShow a certain characteristic when tested
5testAchieve a certain score or rating on a test
6testDetermine the presence or properties of (a substance)
7testUndergo a test
test > pronunciation
Soundsteh'st
Rhymesabreast, addressed, alkahest, and 73 more rhymes in ehst at the HyperDic website...
test > noun 1, act
MeaningAny standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc.
Examples"the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
Synonymsmental test, mental testing, psychometric test
Narrowerintelligence test, IQ test; personality test; sub-test
Broadermental measurement
Verbstest; test; test
test > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of testing something.
Synonymstrial, run
Narrowerassay; 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
Broaderattempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Verbstest; test
test > noun 3, act
MeaningThe act of undergoing testing.
Examples"he survived the great test of battle"
Synonymstrial
Broaderattempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Verbstest; test; test
test > noun 4, cognition
MeaningTrying something to find out about it.
Synonymstrial, trial run, tryout
Narrowerfield trial, field test; alpha test; beta test; road test; trial balloon
Broaderexperiment, experimentation
Verbstest
test > noun 5, communication
MeaningA set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge.
Examples"when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"
Synonymsexamination, exam
Narrowerbar 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
Broadercommunication, communicating
Verbstest; test; test
test > noun 6, animal
MeaningA hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins.
Broadercovering, natural covering, cover
Adjectivestestaceous
test > verb 1, social
MeaningPut to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Test this recipe"
Synonymsprove, try, try out, examine, essay
Narrowercontrol, verify; float; field-test
Broaderjudge
Nounstest; testing
test > verb 2, social
MeaningTest or examine for the presence of disease or infection.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsscreen
Broadercheck
test > verb 3, communication
MeaningExamine someone's knowledge of something.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples"The teacher tests us every week"
Synonymsquiz
Broaderexamine
Similar totest
Nounstester; test; test; testing; test; testee
test > verb 4, stative
MeaningShow a certain characteristic when tested.
PatternSomebody ----s Adjective
Examples"He tested positive for HIV"
Broaderbe
Nounstest; testing
test > verb 5, competition
MeaningAchieve a certain score or rating on a test.
PatternSomebody ----s Adjective
Examples"She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
Broaderscore
Similar totest
Nounstest; test; test
test > verb 6, communication
MeaningDetermine the presence or properties of (a substance).
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderdetermine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn
Nounstest; testing
test > verb 7, cognition
MeaningUndergo a test.
PatternSomebody ----s Adjective
Examples"She doesn't test well"
Broadertake, undergo, submit
Similar toquiz, test; test
Nounstest; testee; test; test

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