| assay | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. assay, check | an appraisal of the state of affairs.; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress" |
| ~ appraisal, assessment | the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth. |
| ~ double check, countercheck | something that checks the correctness of a previous check. |
| ~ apgar score | an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness. |
| ~ paternity test | a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be. |
| ~ stress test | a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress. |
| n. (substance) | 2. assay | a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components. |
| ~ substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| n. (communication) | 3. assay | a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance. |
| ~ report, written report, study | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group.; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" |
| n. (act) | 4. assay | 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.. |
| ~ trial, run, test | 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" |
| ~ elisa, enzyme-linked-immunosorbent serologic assay | an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria). |
| ~ immunohistochemistry | an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase). |
| ~ diagnostic assay, diagnostic test | an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes. |
| ~ bio-assay, bioassay | appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. assay | analyze (chemical substances). |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ bioassay | subject to a bio-assay. |
| v. (social) | 6. assay, attempt, essay, seek, try | make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| ~ pick up the gauntlet, take a dare | be dared to do something and attempt it. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ struggle, fight | make a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" |
| ~ have a go, give it a try | make an attempt at something.; "I never sat on a horse before but I'll give it a go" |
| ~ grope | search blindly or uncertainly.; "His mind groped to make the connection" |
| ~ endeavor, endeavour, strive | attempt by employing effort.; "we endeavor to make our customers happy" |
| ~ give it a try, give it a whirl | try.; "let's give it a whirl!" |
| ~ adventure, gamble, run a risk, take a chance, take chances, chance, risk, hazard | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome.; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" |
| ~ lay on the line, put on the line, risk | expose to a chance of loss or damage.; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" |
| hearing | | |
| n. (act) | 1. hearing | (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence. |
| ~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
| ~ administrative hearing | a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings. |
| ~ competence hearing | a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense). |
| ~ fair hearing | a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits). |
| ~ quo warranto | a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (state) | 2. audience, hearing | an opportunity to state your case and be heard.; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience" |
| ~ chance, opportunity | a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances.; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance" |
| n. (location) | 3. earreach, earshot, hearing | the range within which a voice can be heard.; "the children were told to stay within earshot" |
| ~ reach, range | the limits within which something can be effective.; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
| n. (act) | 4. hearing, listening | the act of hearing attentively.; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" |
| ~ auscultation | listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope). |
| ~ sensing, perception | becoming aware of something via the senses. |
| ~ rehearing, relistening | the act of hearing again. |
| n. (communication) | 5. hearing | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken.; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago" |
| ~ session | a meeting for execution of a group's functions.; "it was the opening session of the legislature" |
| ~ confirmation hearing | a hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president. |
| n. (cognition) | 6. audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, hearing, sense of hearing | the ability to hear; the auditory faculty.; "his hearing was impaired" |
| ~ auditory system | the sensory system for hearing. |
| ~ sense modality, sensory system, modality | a particular sense. |
| ~ exteroception | sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body. |
| ~ ear | good hearing.; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch" |
| ~ absolute pitch, perfect pitch | the ability to identify the pitch of a tone. |
| adj. | 7. hearing | able to perceive sound. |
| ~ quick-eared, sharp-eared | having keen hearing. |
| explore | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. explore, research, search | inquire into.; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness" |
| ~ prospect | explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals. |
| ~ google | search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine.; "He googled the woman he had met at the party"; "My children are googling all day" |
| ~ mapquest | search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program.; "you can just mapquest the restaurant" |
| ~ re-explore | explore anew.; "We need to re-explore Colonialism" |
| ~ beat about, cast about, cast around | search anxiously. |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. explore | travel to or penetrate into.; "explore unknown territory in biology" |
| ~ pioneer | open up and explore a new area.; "pioneer space" |
| ~ spelunk, cave | explore natural caves. |
| ~ map | explore or survey for the purpose of making a map.; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist" |
| ~ investigate, look into | investigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. explore | examine minutely. |
| ~ diagnose, name | determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. |
| ~ explore | examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes. |
| ~ plumb | examine thoroughly and in great depth. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. explore | examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes. |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ diagnose | subject to a medical analysis. |
| ~ put out feelers | make some preliminary investigations or test the waters. |
| ~ explore | examine minutely. |
| interrogate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication. |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| ~ broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| v. (communication) | 2. interrogate, question | pose a series of questions to.; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" |
| ~ ask | address a question to and expect an answer from.; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
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