Unscramble trial

Definition of trial

noun:

• 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". Synonyms: run, test.
• trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial", "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain". Synonyms: test, trial run, tryout.
• the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle", "candidates must compete in a trial of skill". Synonyms: test.
• (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty", "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial".
• (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday".
• an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him", "life is full of tribulations", "a visitation of the plague". Synonyms: tribulation, visitation.

Related words

assay, audition, fire, fitting, mistrial, ordeal, retrial, tryout.

Words nearby

atrial, rial, triad, tribal, trill, urial.

Rhymes with

aisle, denial, dial, lisle, mistrial, pretrial, retrial, rial, vial.