EXAMINATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • formal systematic questioning
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions
    Hypernyms(s) examination is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)