N. receptacle,
inclosure,
recipient, receiver,
reservatory,
compartment, cell,
cellule,
follicle, hole, corner,
niche,
recess,
nook,
crypt,
stall,
pigeonhole,
cove,
oriel, cave,
capsule,
vesicle,
cyst,
pod,
calyx,
cancelli,
utricle, bladder,
pericarp,
udder, stomach,
paunch,
venter,
ventricle, crop,
craw,
maw,
gizzard,
breadbasket, mouth,
pocket,
pouch,
fob,
sheath,
scabbard,
socket,
bag, sac,
sack,
saccule,
wallet,
cardcase,
scrip,
poke,
knit,
knapsack,
haversack,
sachel,
satchel,
reticule,
budget, net, ditty bag, ditty box,
housewife, hussif,
saddlebags,
portfolio,
quiver, chest, box,
coffer,
caddy, case,
casket,
pyx,
pix,
caisson,
desk,
bureau,
reliquary, trunk,
portmanteau, band-box,
valise,
grip, grip sack,
skippet,
vasculum,
boot, imperial, vache,
cage,
manger,
rack, vessel,
vase,
bushel, barrel,
canister,
jar,
pottle,
basket,
pannier,
buck-basket,
hopper, maund|,
creel,
cran,
crate,
cradle,
bassinet,
wisket,
whisket,
jardiniere, corbeille,
hamper,
dosser,
dorser,
tray,
hod,
scuttle,
utensil,
brazier,
cuspidor,
spittoon,
cistern,
vat,
caldron, barrel,
cask, drum,
puncheon,
keg,
rundlet,
tun,
butt,
cag,
firkin,
kilderkin,
carboy,
amphora,
bottle,
jar,
decanter,
ewer,
cruse, caraffe,
crock,
kit,
canteen,
flagon,
demijohn,
flask,
flasket,
stoup,
noggin,
vial,
phial,
cruet, caster,
urn,
epergne,
salver,
patella,
tazza,
patera, pig gin, big gin, tyg,
nipperkin, pocket pistol,
tub,
bucket,
pail,
skeel, pot,
tankard,
jug, pitcher,
mug,
pipkin,
galipot,
gallipot,
matrass, receiver,
retort,
alembic,
bolthead,
capsule, can,
kettle,
bowl, basin,
jorum, punch bowl, cup,
goblet,
chalice,
tumbler, glass,
rummer, horn,
saucepan,
skillet, posnet|,
tureen,
beaker,
flask, erlenmeyer flask, florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, culture tube,
pipette, pasteur pipette, disposable pipette,
syringe,
vial,
carboy, vacuum flask, petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube,
bail,
beaker,
billy,
canakin, catch basin, catch drain, chatti, lota, mussuk,
schooner,
spider, terrine, toby, urceus, plate,
platter,
dish,
trencher,
calabash,
porringer,
potager,
saucer, pan,
crucible,
glassware,
tableware, vitrics,
compote, gravy boat, creamer, sugar bowl, butter dish,
mug, pitcher, punch bowl, chafing dish,
shovel,
trowel,
spoon,
spatula,
ladle,
dipper,
tablespoon, watch glass,
thimble,
closet,
commode,
cupboard,
cellaret, chiffonniere, locker,
bin,
bunker,
buffet, press,
clothespress, safe,
sideboard, drawer, chest of drawers, chest on chest, highboy, lowboy, till, scrutoire|, secretary, secretaire,
davenport,
bookcase, cabinet, canterbury,
escritoire,
etagere, vargueno, vitrine, chamber, apartment, room,
cabin, office, court, hall,
atrium, suite of rooms, apartment, flat, story,
saloon,
salon,
parlor,
by-room,
cubicle, presence chamber, sitting room, best room, keeping room, drawing room, reception room, state room, gallery, cabinet,
closet,
pew, box,
boudoir,
adytum,
sanctum,
bedroom,
dormitory,
refectory, dining room, salle-a-manger,
nursery,
schoolroom, library, study,
studio, billiard room, smoking room, den,
stateroom, tablinum,
tenement, bath room, bathroom,
toilet,
lavatory, powder room, john,
jakes, necessary,
loo, men's room, ladies' room, rest room,
[fixtures: see 653 (uncleanness)], attic,
loft,
garret,
cockloft,
clerestory,
cellar,
vault, hold,
cockpit,
cubbyhole, cook house, entre-sol, mezzanine floor, ground floor, rez-de-chaussee, basement,
kitchen,
pantry, bawarchi-khana,
scullery, offices,
storeroom, lumber room,
dairy,
laundry, coach house, garage, hangar, outhouse,
penthouse,
lean-to,
portico,
porch,
stoop,
stope,
veranda,
patio, lanai,
terrace, deck,
lobby, court,
courtyard, hall,
vestibule,
corridor, passage, breezeway, ante room, ante chamber,
lounge,
piazza,
conservatory,
greenhouse, bower,
arbor,
summerhouse,
alcove,
grotto,
hermitage,
lodging, bed, carriage
Adj. capsular,
saccular,
sacculated,
recipient,
ventricular,
cystic, vascular,
vesicular, cellular,
camerated,
locular,
multilocular,
polygastric,
marsupial,
siliquose,
siliquous, 1, general dimensions
N. experiment, essay, analysis, screen, trial, tentative method, ttonnement,
verification,
probation, experimentum crucis, proof, (demonstration) 478,
criterion,
diagnostic, test,
probe, crucial test, acid test, litmus test,
crucible, reagent, check,
touchstone,
pix,
assay,
ordeal, ring, litmus paper, curcuma paper, turmeric paper, test tube, analytical instruments,
empiricism, rule of thumb, feeler, trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon, pilot engine,
scout, straw to show the wind, speculation, random shot, leap in the dark,
analyzer,
analyst, assayist,
adventurer, experimenter,
experimentist,
experimentalist,
scientist, engineer, technician, subject, experimentee, guinea pig, experimental animal,
protocol, experimental method, blind experiment, double-blind experiment, controlled experiment,
poll, survey, opinion poll, epidemiological survey, retrospective analysis, retrospective survey, prospective survey, prospective analysis, statistical analysis, literature search, library research, tryout,
audition, discovery, measurement, evidence,
deduction, induction,
abduction V. experiment, essay, try, try out,
assay, make an experiment, make a trial of, give a trial to, put on trial, subject to trial, experiment upon,
rehearse, put to the test, bring to the test, submit to the test, submit to the proof, prove,
verify, test, touch, practice upon, try one's strength, road-test, test drive, take for a spin, test fly,
grope, feel one's way, grope for one's way,
fumble, ttonner, aller ttons, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler, send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon, see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out, see how the wind blows, consult the barometer, feel the pulse, fish for, bob for, cast for, beat about for, angle,
trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes, try one's fortune,
explore Adj. experimental,
empirical,
probative,
probatory,
probationary,
provisional,
analytic,
docimastic,
tentative, unverified, unproven, speculative, untested
Adv. on trial, under examination, on probation, under probation, on one's trial, on approval
Phr. check it out, give it a try, see how it goes, "run it up the flagpole and see who salutes."
