test — OAT · Shobdo

test

noun

1 we'll be conducting a series of scientific tests:

trial, experiment, pilot study, tryout;

check, examination, assessment, evaluation, appraisal, investigation, inspection, analysis, scrutiny, scrutinization, study, probe, exploration;

screening;

audition, screen test;

technical assay.

2 candidates may be required to take a test:

exam, examination;

paper, set of questions;

North American quiz.

3 the test of a good sparkling wine is the length of time the bubbles last in the glass:

criterion, proof, indication, yardstick, touchstone, standard, measure, litmus test, barometer.

verb

1 during the summer, a small-scale prototype was tested | all donated blood is tested for antibodies:

try out, trial, carry out trials on, put to the test, put through its paces, experiment with, pilot;

check, examine, assess, evaluate, appraise, investigate, analyze, scrutinize, study, probe, explore;

sample;

screen;

technical assay.

2 such behavior would severely test any marriage:

put a strain on, strain, tax, try, make demands on, stretch;

drain, sap;

challenge.