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| NOUN: | 1. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, try. Informal : shot. Slang : take. Archaic : assay. See TRY. 2. Something hard to bear physically or emotionally: affliction, burden1, cross, tribulation. See HEAVY, OVER. 3. A procedure that ascertains effectiveness, value, proper function, or other quality: assay, essay, proof, test, tryout. See INVESTIGATE. 4. An operation employed to resolve an uncertainty: experiment, experimentation, test. See INVESTIGATE. 5. One that makes another totally miserable by causing sharp pain and irritation: thorn. Informal : pain. Idioms: pain in the neck, thorn in the flesh (or side) . See PAIN. 6. A state of pain or anguish that tests one's resiliency and character: crucible, ordeal, tribulation, visitation. See EASY. 7. The examination and deciding upon evidence, charges, and claims in court: hearing. See LAW. | | ADJECTIVE: | Constituting a tentative model for future experiment or development: experimental, pilot, test. See START.
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