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test noun analysis, audit, check, checkup, effort, examination, experience, experiment, exploration, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, inspection, interrogation, observation, questioning, quiz, research, scrutiny, search, study, survey, trial, try, tryout
Associated concepts: blood test, clear and present danger test, compelling state interest test, prudent man test, right from wrong test, substantial evidence test
See also: attempt, canon, check, criterion, endeavor, experiment, indagation, inquiry, poll, question, research, survey, trial, try, venture

TEST. Something by which to ascertain the truth respecting another thing. 7 Penn. St. Rep. 428; 6 Whart. 284. Vide Religious Test.



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8-meter-long craft are constantly on alert, testing the water for minute variations in salinity and temperature.
But the three way girl singing is cool, and it's a great period piece from a time when bands were doing a lot of strange stuff musically and testing the water.
His vest is packed with tools, from scissors and a magnifying glass to a kit of handmade flies and a thermometer for testing the water, which is 45 degrees.
 
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