n. 25B6; noun
a series of scientific tests : TRIAL, experiment, pilot study, try-out; check, examination, assessment, evaluation, appraisal, investigation, inspection, analysis, scrutiny, study, probe, exploration; screening; technical assay.
candidates may be required to take a test : EXAM, examination; N. Amer. quiz.
the test of a good sparkling wine : CRITERION, proof, indication, yardstick, touchstone, standard, measure, litmus test, acid test.
25B6; verb
a small-scale prototype was tested : TRY OUT, trial, put to the test, put through its paces, experiment with, pilot; check, examine, assess, evaluate, appraise, investigate, analyse, scrutinize, study, probe, explore; sample; screen; technical assay.
such behaviour would test any marriage : PUT A STRAIN ON, strain, tax, try; make demands on, stretch, challenge.