trial
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
Noun 4 meanings
An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.
A meeting or series of meetings in a court of law at which evidence is presented to a judge (and sometimes a jury) to allow them to decide on a legal matter (especially whether an accused person is guilty of a crime).
“If you are convicted at trial, you have the right to file an appeal.”
A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.
“That boy was a trial to his parents.”
The trial number.
Adjective 4 meanings
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Triple.
Verb 2 meanings
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
“The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.”
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.
“The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.”
Etymology
From Middle English trial, triall, from Anglo-Norman trial, triel, from trier (“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.
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TRIAL at a glance
TRIAL has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + A 1 + L 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,399 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with trial
All rhymesOne letter away
- TRIAD6
- TRILL5
- TRIAC7
- TRIOL5
- PRIAL7
- URIAL5
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