English words for 'Synonym of testable.'
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adj
noun
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To test something for suitability.
- (transitive, figuratively) To ponder or consider an idea.
- (transitive, figuratively, chiefly imperative) To receive an imminent attack.
- (transitive, literally) To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
noun
- A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test.
- A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.
- (uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
- a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
verb
- (figurative) To evaluate or test (someone or something).
- (by extension) To cause (urine) to be held in a person's bladder.
- To establish or plant (something) firmly in a place; to fix, to root, to settle.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of a thing: to establish or settle itself in a place.
- To test the weight of (something) by lifting.
- To establish or settle (someone) in an occupation or place of residence.
- (agriculture) To accustom (a flock or group of farm animals, chiefly cattle or sheep) to a piece of pastureland.
- (intransitive) To have (substantial) weight; to weigh.
- (agriculture) To cause (milk) to be held in a cow's udder until the latter becomes hard and swollen, either by not milking the cow or by stopping up the teats, to make the cow look healthy; also, to cause (a cow) to have an udder in this condition.
- To lift or lift up (something, especially a heavy object).
- test the weight of something by lifting it
- lift or elevate
noun
- A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as to form a book or a notebook.
- (UK, dialectal) An act of lifting; a lift.
- The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
- A flock or group of farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) which have become accustomed to a particular piece of pastureland.
- (figurative) Importance, influence; weight.
- A piece of pastureland which farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) have become accustomed to.
- (figurative) Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
- A part of a serial publication; a fascicle, an issue, a number.
- (dated except UK, dialectal and US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
- the property of being large in mass
verb
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To put to test.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- take a sample of
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
noun
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
noun
- (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.
- (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
- (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
- (soccer) Shielding.
- (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the display of a motion picture
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To put to the test, to make trial of.
- Alternative form of proof (“allow (dough) to rise; test the activeness of (yeast); pressure-test (a firearm)”).
- (copulative) To turn out to be.
- (homeopathy) To determine by experiment which effects a substance causes when ingested.
- (transitive) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
- (intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
- simple past of proove
- (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
- prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
- be shown or be found to be
- obtain probate of
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- provide evidence for
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- take a trial impression of
- increase in volume
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To demonstrate a certain result in a test, especially a successful result.
- (transitive) To explore (something one has little experience with), especially to do so in a safe environment.
- (intransitive) To pass a placement test that enables one to avoid taking a course.
- (transitive) To try or experiment with (something or someone) in order to see if it works, is true, or is successful.
- (transitive) To explore how (someone) responds to something; To feel someone out.
noun
noun
- A test or variable, etc. that serves to distinguish between different things.
- A person who differentiates things or concepts.
- (marketing) A feature of the seller's offering that differs from a competitor's offering and is important to the buyer in question.
- (physics) Any of several electronic devices that convert some property of a signal into an amplitude whose value is proportional to the difference between the value of the input signal and that of a standard.
- A person who acts unfairly through prejudice.
- a person who (or that which) differentiates
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verb
noun
- (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- (go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- (comedy, fiction) An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
- (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
- (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
- (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
- (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
noun
- (also figuratively) Any stringent test of the quality of a product.
- (automotive, engineering) A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle (such as a child or a large animal running in front of the car) without going out of control.
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adj
noun
- One who flies a kite.
- A pilot light.
- A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
- A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
- (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
- Something serving as a test or trial.
- (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
- An instrument for detecting the compass error.
- (telecommunications, often attributive) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
- A guide book for maritime navigation.
- A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
- (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
- (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
- (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
- A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
- (Europe, motor racing) A racing driver.
- a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
- something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
- someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
verb
- (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
- (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
- (transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
- (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
- act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
- operate an airplane
verb
- (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
- show a certain characteristic when tested
- To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- (chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- achieve a certain score or rating on a test
- undergo a test
- determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- examine someone's knowledge of something
noun
- the act of testing something
- (botany) Testa; seed coat.
- (informal, slang, bodybuilding) Clipping of testosterone.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins; testa.
- (cricket, normally "Test") A Test match.
- A challenge, trial.
- A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
- any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
- the act of undergoing testing
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- trying something to find out about it
- a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
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adj
noun
noun
- (figuratively) A situation or problem that allows people to test how good they are.
- A military site that is used for testing weapons.
- (figuratively) A situation or thing that allows new ideas, methods, or hypotheses to be tried out.
- A location set up for the testing of vehicles, machinery, agricultural techniques, etc. to ensure that they work as intended.
- a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
noun
- Acronym of computer-adaptive test.
- Acronym of Central Atlas Tamazight.
- Acronym of credit authorization terminal.
- Acronym of computer-assisted/aided translation.
- Acronym of common admission test.
- Acronym of career aptitude test.
- Acronym of citizenship advancement training.
- Acronym of civil air transport.
- (medicine) Acronym of computed axial tomography.
- Acronym of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase.
- Acronym of cosmic anisotropy telescope.
- Acronym of coital alignment technique.
- Acronym of clear-air turbulence.
- Acronym of Consumer Acceptance of Technology.
- Acronym of computer-aided transceiver.
- Acronym of crisis assessment team.
- Acronym of conidial anastomosis tube.
- a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
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noun
- the act of testing something
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a race run on foot
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
verb
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- compete in a race
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
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- the act of testing something
- The testing of a product or procedure.
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
- the act of undergoing testing
- trying something to find out about it
- (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
- (grammar) The trial number.
- (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
- (law) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
- (medicine, sciences, research) A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
- A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
- An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
- (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
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- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- project onto a screen for viewing
- examine methodically
- prevent from entering
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
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- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
- (colloquial) A person, or their mind, that cannot remember things or is unable to keep secrets.
- (medicine, slang, derogatory) An intern who lets too many non-serious cases into the emergency room.
- (category theory) A collection of morphisms in a category whose codomain is a certain fixed object of that category, which collection is closed under precomposition by any morphism in the category.
- A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
verb
- examine in order to test suitability
- arrange or order by classes or categories
- (transitive) To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
- (transitive) To geld.
- (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
- (British, colloquial, transitive) To fix (a problem) or handle (a task).
- (intransitive) To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
- (British, colloquial, transitive) To attack physically.
- (transitive) To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
- (intransitive) To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
noun
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- a person of a particular character or nature
- an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
- an approximate definition or example
- (typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.
- (mathematics) A type.
- (British, Australia, informal) A good-looking woman.
- (computing) An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence.
- An act of sorting.
- (informal) A person evaluated in a certain way.
- A general type.
noun
- Examination and determination; test.
- The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
- Trial, attempt.
- The alloy or metal to be assayed.
- The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
- Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
- Tested purity or value.
- a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
- a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
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- A simple test of any attribute; a litmus test.
- A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.
- (uncountable) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
- a coloring material (obtained from lichens) that turns red in acid solutions and blue in alkaline solutions; used as a very rough acid-base indicator
noun
- (countable) A test or method used for this purpose.
- (medicine) Identifying cases of a disease in a population of asymptomatic persons.
- (business) Identifying latent unsuitabilities in business propositions, job applicants, or investment opportunities.
- (soccer) Shielding.
- (uncountable) Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
- (by extension, uncountable) The examination of any material or persons to detect problems through any of various testing, checking, or filtering processes, as:
- (volleyball) Action done by the serving team to prevent the opposing team from seeing the server and the flight path of the ball.
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions by passing it through a screen (sieve).
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
- The showing of a film, typically by projecting it on a screen.
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the display of a motion picture
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noun
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- A test or variable, etc. that serves to distinguish between different things.
- A person who differentiates things or concepts.
- (marketing) A feature of the seller's offering that differs from a competitor's offering and is important to the buyer in question.
- (physics) Any of several electronic devices that convert some property of a signal into an amplitude whose value is proportional to the difference between the value of the input signal and that of a standard.
- A person who acts unfairly through prejudice.
- a person who (or that which) differentiates
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- (also figuratively) Any stringent test of the quality of a product.
- (automotive, engineering) A test of the stability of a vehicle, which determines the maximum speed it can attain and still be able to steer clear of an obstacle (such as a child or a large animal running in front of the car) without going out of control.
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- (figuratively) A situation or problem that allows people to test how good they are.
- A military site that is used for testing weapons.
- (figuratively) A situation or thing that allows new ideas, methods, or hypotheses to be tried out.
- A location set up for the testing of vehicles, machinery, agricultural techniques, etc. to ensure that they work as intended.
- a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
noun
- Acronym of computer-adaptive test.
- Acronym of Central Atlas Tamazight.
- Acronym of credit authorization terminal.
- Acronym of computer-assisted/aided translation.
- Acronym of common admission test.
- Acronym of career aptitude test.
- Acronym of citizenship advancement training.
- Acronym of civil air transport.
- (medicine) Acronym of computed axial tomography.
- Acronym of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase.
- Acronym of cosmic anisotropy telescope.
- Acronym of coital alignment technique.
- Acronym of clear-air turbulence.
- Acronym of Consumer Acceptance of Technology.
- Acronym of computer-aided transceiver.
- Acronym of crisis assessment team.
- Acronym of conidial anastomosis tube.
- a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
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verb
- (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
- show a certain characteristic when tested
- To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- (chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- achieve a certain score or rating on a test
- undergo a test
- determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- examine someone's knowledge of something
noun
- the act of testing something
- (botany) Testa; seed coat.
- (informal, slang, bodybuilding) Clipping of testosterone.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins; testa.
- (cricket, normally "Test") A Test match.
- A challenge, trial.
- A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
- any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
- the act of undergoing testing
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- trying something to find out about it
- a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
noun
- the act of testing something
- a small stream
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- a regular trip
- unrestricted freedom to use
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a race run on foot
- a short trip
- an unbroken series of events
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- a row of unravelled stitches
- A production quantity (such as in a factory).
- (mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by licence of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes.
- A trial.
- One’s gait while running; the way one runs.
- (construction) Horizontal dimension of a slope.
- A flow of liquid; a leak.
- (cricket) The act of passing from one wicket to another; the point scored for this.
- (chiefly eastern North Midland US, especially Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) A small creek or part thereof. (Compare Southern US branch and New York and New England brook.)
- Migration of fish.
- The top of a step on a staircase, also called a tread, as opposed to the rise.
- (video games, speedrunning) A playthrough, or attempted playthrough; a session of play.
- (skiing, bobsledding) A single trip down a hill, as in skiing and bobsledding.
- Any sudden large demand for something.
- (banking) A sudden series of demands on a bank or other financial institution, especially characterised by great withdrawals.
- An enclosure for an animal; a track or path along which something can travel.
- (slang) A period of extended (usually daily) drug use.
- A standard or unexceptional group or category.
- The horizontal length of a set of stairs
- (music) A rapid passage in music, especially along a scale.
- (golf) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running it.
- (American football) A running play.
- The distance drilled with a bit, in oil drilling.
- State of being current; currency; popularity.
- The period of showing of a play, film, TV series, etc.
- A quick pace, faster than a walk.
- A line of knit stitches that have unravelled, particularly in a nylon stocking.
- (card games) A sequence of cards in a suit in a card game.
- (baseball) A score when a runner touches all bases legally; the act of a runner scoring.
- (golf) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground from a stroke.
- (mathematics, computing) The execution of a program or model
- A pair or set of millstones.
- A series of tries in a game that were successful.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rural landholding for farming, usually for running sheep, and operated by a runholder.
- Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily on foot); dash or errand, trip.
- Flight, instance or period of fleeing.
- (nautical) The stern of the underwater body of a ship from where it begins to curve upward and inward.
- (of horses) A fast gallop.
- Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
- Unrestricted use. Only used in have the run of.
- A continuous period (of time) marked by a trend; a period marked by a continuing trend.
- A (regular) trip or route.
- The route taken while running or skiing.
- The distance sailed by a ship.
- A group of fish that migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning.
- A pleasure trip.
- A voyage.
verb
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- occur persistently
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- be diffused
- change from one state to another
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- become undone
- be affected by; be subjected to
- move along, of liquids
- progress by being changed
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- change or be different within limits
- be operating, running or functioning
- continue to exist
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- make without a miss
- sail before the wind
- cause to perform
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- conduct to completion
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- compete in a race
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- pass over, across, or through
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- perform as expected when applied
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- cause an animal to move fast
- travel a route regularly
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- (transitive) To encounter or incur (a danger or risk).
- To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.
- (transitive) To complete a running course or event in (a given time).
- (figurative, transitive) To pass (without stopping), typically a stop signal, stop sign, or duty to yield the right of way.
- (transitive) To execute or carry out a plan, procedure, or program.
- To fuse; to shape; to mould; to cast.
- (transitive) To transit (a length of a river), as in whitewater rafting.
- (intransitive) Of stitches or stitched clothing, to unravel.
- To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
- (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.
- (intransitive) To flee from a danger or towards help.
- To press (a bank, etc.) with immediate demands for payment.
- (intransitive) To become liquid; to melt.
- (intransitive) To be a candidate in an election.
- (transitive, agriculture) To sort through a large volume of produce in quality control.
- (transitive) To transport (someone or something), notionally at a brisk pace.
- (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).
- To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.
- (transitive) To cover (a course or a distance) by running.
- (intransitive) To leak or spread in an undesirable fashion; to bleed (especially used of dye or paint).
- past participle of rin
- (intransitive) To move briskly or smoothly with a motion of sliding, rolling, sweeping etc.
- (transitive) To make (something) extend in space.
- (sports, especially baseball) To eject from a game or match.
- To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation.
- (transitive) To cause to move quickly or lightly.
- (intransitive) To move forward quickly upon two feet by alternately making a short jump off either foot.
- (intransitive) To extend in time, to last, to continue (usually with a measure phrase).
- (intransitive) Of fish, to migrate for spawning.
- To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.
- (transitive or intransitive) To compete in a race.
- (transitive, intransitive) Of a means of transportation: to travel (a route).
- (intransitive) To be presented in the media.
- (transitive) To make stand in an election.
- To exert continuous activity; to proceed.
- (transitive) To cause (a vehicle) to travel a route.
- (intransitive) To extend in space or through a range (often with a measure phrase).
- (American football, transitive or intransitive) To carry (a football) down the field, as opposed to passing or kicking.
- To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.
- (transitive) To make a liquid or electric current flow from or into an object.
- (transitive) To smuggle (illegal goods).
- (transitive) To control or manage; to be in charge of.
- (intransitive) To go at a fast pace; to move quickly.
- (transitive) To make a machine operate.
- To have growth or development.
- (transitive) To cost an amount of money.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move or spread quickly.
- (nautical, of a vessel) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing close-hauled.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid or electric current, to flow.
- (transitive) To print or broadcast in the media.
- To control or have precedence in a card game.
- (transitive, juggling, colloquial) To juggle a pattern continuously, as opposed to starting and stopping quickly.
- To be in form thus, as a combination of words.
- (intransitive) Of an object, to have a liquid flowing from it.
- (video games, rare) To speedrun.
- (transitive) To cause stitched clothing to unravel.
- To cause to enter; to thrust.
- (transitive) To make enter a race.
- To encounter or suffer (a particular, usually bad, fate or misfortune).
- (intransitive) Of a machine, including computer programs, to be operating or working normally.
- To sew (a seam) by passing the needle through material in a continuous line, generally taking a series of stitches on the needle at the same time.
adj
noun
- the act of testing something
- The testing of a product or procedure.
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
- the act of undergoing testing
- trying something to find out about it
- (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
- (grammar) The trial number.
- (ceramics) A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
- (law) A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
- An event in which athletes’ or animals’ abilities are tested as they compete for a place on a team, or to move on to the next level of a championship, for example.
- (medicine, sciences, research) A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.
- A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
- An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
- (UK) An internal examination set by Eton College.
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adj
verb
noun
- Examination and determination; test.
- The qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
- Trial, attempt.
- The alloy or metal to be assayed.
- The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.
- Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.
- Tested purity or value.
- a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components
- a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
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adj
noun
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To test something for suitability.
- (transitive, figuratively) To ponder or consider an idea.
- (transitive, figuratively, chiefly imperative) To receive an imminent attack.
- (transitive, literally) To test an item of clothing by wearing it, to determine if it is the correct size.
verb
- (figurative) To evaluate or test (someone or something).
- (by extension) To cause (urine) to be held in a person's bladder.
- To establish or plant (something) firmly in a place; to fix, to root, to settle.
- (intransitive, reflexive) Of a thing: to establish or settle itself in a place.
- To test the weight of (something) by lifting.
- To establish or settle (someone) in an occupation or place of residence.
- (agriculture) To accustom (a flock or group of farm animals, chiefly cattle or sheep) to a piece of pastureland.
- (intransitive) To have (substantial) weight; to weigh.
- (agriculture) To cause (milk) to be held in a cow's udder until the latter becomes hard and swollen, either by not milking the cow or by stopping up the teats, to make the cow look healthy; also, to cause (a cow) to have an udder in this condition.
- To lift or lift up (something, especially a heavy object).
- test the weight of something by lifting it
- lift or elevate
noun
- A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as to form a book or a notebook.
- (UK, dialectal) An act of lifting; a lift.
- The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
- A flock or group of farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) which have become accustomed to a particular piece of pastureland.
- (figurative) Importance, influence; weight.
- A piece of pastureland which farm animals (chiefly cattle or sheep) have become accustomed to.
- (figurative) Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
- A part of a serial publication; a fascicle, an issue, a number.
- (dated except UK, dialectal and US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
- the property of being large in mass
verb
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To put to test.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- take a sample of
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
noun
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
verb
- (transitive) To put to the test, to make trial of.
- Alternative form of proof (“allow (dough) to rise; test the activeness of (yeast); pressure-test (a firearm)”).
- (copulative) To turn out to be.
- (homeopathy) To determine by experiment which effects a substance causes when ingested.
- (transitive) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.
- (intransitive) To turn out; to manifest.
- simple past of proove
- (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
- prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
- be shown or be found to be
- obtain probate of
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- provide evidence for
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- take a trial impression of
- increase in volume
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verb
- (intransitive) To demonstrate a certain result in a test, especially a successful result.
- (transitive) To explore (something one has little experience with), especially to do so in a safe environment.
- (intransitive) To pass a placement test that enables one to avoid taking a course.
- (transitive) To try or experiment with (something or someone) in order to see if it works, is true, or is successful.
- (transitive) To explore how (someone) responds to something; To feel someone out.
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noun
- (astronautics) A small, usually uncrewed, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
- (go) A move with multiple possible answers, seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy.
- An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
- (comedy, fiction) An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.
- (surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
- (sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
- (figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
- (biochemistry) Any group of atoms or molecules radioactively labeled in order to study a given molecule or other structure
- (figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
- (aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
- an exploratory action or expedition
- an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
- a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
- an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
verb
- (copulative) To be shown to be by test.
- show a certain characteristic when tested
- To challenge, to put a strain on (something).
- (academics) To administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- (chemistry) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To challenge (someone) to a fight.
- To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- achieve a certain score or rating on a test
- undergo a test
- determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- examine someone's knowledge of something
noun
- the act of testing something
- (botany) Testa; seed coat.
- (informal, slang, bodybuilding) Clipping of testosterone.
- (academia) An examination, given often during the academic term.
- A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.
- (marine biology) The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins; testa.
- (cricket, normally "Test") A Test match.
- A challenge, trial.
- A session in which a product, piece of equipment, or system is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.
- any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc
- the act of undergoing testing
- a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
- trying something to find out about it
- a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
verb
- examine in order to test suitability
- separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff
- test or examine for the presence of disease or infection
- protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm
- project onto a screen for viewing
- examine methodically
- prevent from entering
- To shelter or conceal.
- (basketball) To stand so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- To filter by passing through a screen.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing. To hide the facts.
- (molecular biology) To search chemical libraries by means of a computational technique in order to identify chemical compounds which would potentially bind to a given biological target such as a protein.
- To determine the source or subject matter of a call before deciding whether to answer the phone.
- To fit with a screen.
- (film, television) To present publicly (on the screen).
- (medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.
noun
- the personnel of the film industry
- the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight
- a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- (American football) Ellipsis of screen pass.
- (mining, quarrying) A frame supporting a mesh of bars or wires used to classify fragments of stone by size, allowing the passage of fragments whose a diameter is smaller than the distance between the bars or wires.
- (cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on the boundary opposite a batsman to make the ball more easily visible.
- (basketball) An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- The informational viewing area of electronic devices, where output is displayed.
- (figurative) A disguise; concealment.
- (by extension) A room in a cinema.
- (printing) A stencil upon a framed mesh through which paint is forced onto printed-on material; the frame with the mesh itself.
- (architecture) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- (nautical) A collection of less-valuable vessels that travel with a more valuable one for the latter's protection.
- (genetics) A technique used to identify genes so as to study gene functions.
- One of the individual regions of a video game, etc. divided into separate screens.
- (computing) The visualised data or imagery displayed on a computer screen.
- (baseball) The protective netting which protects the audience from flying objects
- The viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
- (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening, or the method for it.
verb
noun
- a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
- A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.
- (colloquial) A person, or their mind, that cannot remember things or is unable to keep secrets.
- (medicine, slang, derogatory) An intern who lets too many non-serious cases into the emergency room.
- (category theory) A collection of morphisms in a category whose codomain is a certain fixed object of that category, which collection is closed under precomposition by any morphism in the category.
- A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.
verb
- examine in order to test suitability
- arrange or order by classes or categories
- (transitive) To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
- (transitive) To geld.
- (transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
- (British, colloquial, transitive) To fix (a problem) or handle (a task).
- (intransitive) To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
- (British, colloquial, transitive) To attack physically.
- (transitive) To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
- (intransitive) To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
noun
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- a person of a particular character or nature
- an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
- an approximate definition or example
- (typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.
- (mathematics) A type.
- (British, Australia, informal) A good-looking woman.
- (computing) An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence.
- An act of sorting.
- (informal) A person evaluated in a certain way.
- A general type.
adj
noun
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
verb
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- make resistant (to harm)
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
adj
noun
- One who flies a kite.
- A pilot light.
- A short plug, sometimes made interchangeable, at the end of a counterbore to guide the tool.
- A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- (Australia, road transport, informal) A pilot vehicle.
- (aviation) A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
- Something serving as a test or trial.
- (mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.
- An instrument for detecting the compass error.
- (telecommunications, often attributive) A tone or signal, usually a single frequency, transmitted over a communications system for control or synchronization purposes.
- A guide book for maritime navigation.
- A person who knows well the depths, shoals, and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
- (television) A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an actual TV series.
- (Australia, road transport) A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
- (rail transport) A cowcatcher.
- A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
- (Europe, motor racing) A racing driver.
- a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
- small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
- something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
- someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
verb
- (transitive) To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
- (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
- (transitive) To guide or conduct (a person) somewhere.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive) To serve as the leading locomotive on a double-headed train.
- (transitive) To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, television show, etc.)
- act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
- operate an airplane