| spin the bottle | a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning |
| trial and error | experimenting until a solution is found |
test
trial
run | 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 |
clinical trial
clinical test | a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects, in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use |
phase I clinical trial
phase I | a clinical trial on a few persons to determine the safety of a new drug or invasive medical device, for drugs, dosage or toxicity limits should be obtained |
phase II clinical trial
phase II | a clinical trial on more persons than in phase I, intended to evaluate the efficacy of a treatment for the condition it is intended to treat, possible side effects are monitored |
phase III clinical trial
phase III | a large clinical trial of a treatment or drug that in phase I and phase II has been shown to be efficacious with tolerable side effects, after successful conclusion of these clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA |
phase IV clinical trial
phase IV | sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires the manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects, during this phase the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials |
preclinical trial
preclinical test
preclinical phase | a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects, conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial |
| test trial | the act of undergoing testing, he survived the great test of battle, candidates must compete in a trial of skill |
| field trial | a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving |
| bottle collection | collecting bottles for reuse |
| bottle collection | the activity of collecting bottles, bottle collection is a hobby of hers |
| trial | (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 |
ordeal
trial by ordeal | a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control, escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence |
| Scopes trial | a highly publicized trial in when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school, Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow, Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed |
| show trial | a trial held for show, the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance |
bottle-nosed whale
bottlenose whale
bottlenose Hyperoodon ampullatus | northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead |
bottlenose dolphin
bottle-nosed dolphin
bottlenose | any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak, chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
| beer bottle | a bottle that holds beer |
| bottle | a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids, typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped |
bottle feeding bottle
nursing bottle | a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula, used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children |
| bottle bank | a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling |
| bottle opener | an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles |
catsup bottle
ketchup bottle | a bottle that holds catsup |
cork
bottle cork | the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) |
corkscrew
bottle screw | a bottle opener that pulls corks |
hot-water bottle
hot-water bag | a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body |
ink bottle
inkpot | a bottle of ink |
| Klein bottle | a closed surface with only one side, formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end |
| magnetic bottle | container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions |
| pill bottle | a small bottle for holding pills |
pop bottle
soda bottle | a bottle for holding soft drinks |
| smelling bottle | a bottle containing smelling salts |
| specimen bottle | a bottle for holding urine specimens |
thermos
thermos bottle
thermos flask | vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks |
| trial balloon | a balloon sent up to test air currents |
vacuum flask
vacuum bottle | flask with double walls separated by vacuum, used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures |
| water bottle | a bottle for holding water |
| whiskey bottle | a bottle for holding whiskey |
| wine bottle | a bottle for holding wine |
| bottle green | dark to moderate or greyish green |
| right to speedy and public trial by jury | a civil right guaranteed by the th amendment to the US Constitution |
trial
trial run
test tryout | trying something to find out about it, a sample for ten days free trial, a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain |
field trial
field test | a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used |
| trial balloon | a test of public opinion |
| bottle bill | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles |
proof test copy
trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
trial
tribulation
visitation | 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 |
| field trial | a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving |