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"
the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"
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"
a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins
undergo a test; "She doesn't test well"
determine the presence or properties of (a substance)
achieve a certain score or rating on a test; "She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
show a certain characteristic when tested; "He tested positive for HIV"
a group of animals of the same type living together
(microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States