Quiz

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English

Noun

Quiz (plural quizzes)
  1. A competition in the answering of questions.
  2. A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

Verb

Quiz (third-person singular simple present quizzes, present participle quizzing, simple past and past participle quizzed)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To hoax.
  2. (transitive) To question closely, to interrogate.

Adverbs for Quiz

narrowly; closely; methodically; thoroughly; perfunctorily austerely; vexatiously; rudely; speculatively; civilly; sternly; abstrusely.

Thesaurus

Socratic method, ask, asking, audition, be curious, blue book, bringing into question, burn with curiosity, case, catechetical method, catechization, catechize, catechizing, challenge, character, deride, dig around for, dig up, dispute, duck, exam, examen, examination, examine, final, final examination, gape, gawk, great go, grill, hearing, honors, inquire, inquiring, interpellation, interrogate, interrogation, interview, lout, midsemester, midterm, mock, nose around for, nose out, oddball, oddity, oral, oral examination, original, peer, prelim, probing, pump, pumping, query, querying, question, questioning, quizzing, rally, razz, rubber, rubberneck, scout, seek, seeking, spook, stare, take-home examination, taunt, test, trial, tripos, twit, viva, want to know, worm out of, written, written examination, zombie

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kwɪz/, SAMPA: /kwIz/
  • Rhymes: -ɪz