Definition of tests

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• tests is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
• tests is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
• tests is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of tests

• trying something to find out about it (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. trial
  2. trial run
  3. tryout
• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc (noun)

  Examples

  1. the test was standardized on a large sample of students

  Synonyms

  1. mental test
  2. mental testing
  3. psychometric test
• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge (noun)

  Examples

  1. when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions

  Synonyms

  1. exam
  2. examination
• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. screen
• examine someone's knowledge of something (verb)

  Examples

  1. The teacher tests us every week

  Synonyms

  1. quiz
• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. essay
  2. examine
  3. prove
  4. try
  5. try out
• the act of testing something (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. run
  2. trial
• the act of undergoing testing (noun)

  Examples

  1. he survived the great test of battle

  Synonyms

  1. trial
• achieve a certain score or rating on a test (verb)

  Examples

  1. She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools
• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins (noun)
• determine the presence or properties of (a substance) (verb)
• show a certain characteristic when tested (verb)

  Examples

  1. He tested positive for HIV
• undergo a test (verb)

  Examples

  1. She doesn't test well

See definition of tests in Merriam Webster