Quiz

[kwɪz]

Definition

(noun.) an examination consisting of a few short questions.

(verb.) examine someone's knowledge of something; 'The teacher tests us every week'; 'We got quizzed on French irregular verbs'.

Editor: Stu--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

(n.) One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.

(n.) An odd or absurd fellow.

(n.) An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination.

(v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

(v. t.) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

(v. t.) To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.

(v. i.) To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4.

Inputed by Clinton

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Puzzle (by way of sport), enigma, riddle, knotty question.[2]. [Colloquial.] Jester, buffoon, odd fellow.

v. a. [1]. Puzzle (for sport), ridicule, run upon, make fun of, make sport of.[2]. Stare at (in mockery), peer at.

Typed by Joan

Definition

n. a riddle or enigma: one who quizzes another: an odd fellow: a monocular eye-glass often with a handle: (coll.) an oral examination of a pupil or class by a teacher.—v.t. to puzzle: to banter or make sport of: to examine narrowly and with an air of mockery.—v.i. to practise derisive joking:—pr.p. quiz′zing; pa.t. and pa.p. quizzed.—ns. Quiz′zer; Quiz′zery.—adj. Quiz′zical.—ns. Quizzical′ity; Quizzificā′tion.—v.t. Quiz′zify to turn into a quiz.—ns. Quiz′ziness oddness; Quiz′zing raillery; Quiz′zing-glass a single eye-glass.

Typist: Xavier