Phrase Hound found 63 phrases and 35 compound words that contain trial. The most common are listed below. Open trial in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 63
- free trialA sales promotion in which a product or service is offered in a small quantity, or for a limited period, without the need for payment.
- clinical trialA test of a medication or other medical treatment (such as a medical device), usually a comparison against a placebo, other medications or devices, or the standard medical treatment for a patient's condition.
- trial courta court of first instance.
- trial and errorThe process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained.
- time trialAn unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.
- fair trialA civil or criminal trial that is held in accordance with the laws of the country. In the United States, this includes the right to consult with a lawyer and be judged by a competent, independent and impartial jury and judge.
- trial by fireA test in which a person is exposed to flames in order to assess their truthfulness, commitment, courage etc.
- jury trialA legal process in which the guilt or liability of a party is determined by a jury, a group of citizens selected from the local population.
- show trialA trial held for appearance's sake, but whose verdict is predetermined, especially a "guilty" verdict with the purpose of making an example of the accused.
- Trial version
- Trial Judge
- Controlled trial
- trial runAn empirical test of the suitability or effectiveness of a method or object by running it at least once.
- stand trialTo be put on trial in a court of law; go on trial.
- New Trial
- trial by mediaThe process by which media coverage affects a person's reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt or innocence, often before, or after, a verdict in a court of law.
- Trial Period
- trial numberGrammatical number denoting a quantity of exactly three.
- trial balanceA statement of the balances of all nominal accounts in a double-entry ledger, made to test their equality. The total value of the debits should equal the total of the credits any difference indicates that an error has been made.
- trial balloonA small balloon released into the sky to determine the direction and tendency of winds in the upper air before a manned ascent in a larger balloon; a ballon d'essai.
- Randomized trial
- Trial lawyers
- field trialA contest between gun dogs
- pre-trialAlternative form of pretrial: Pertaining to a preliminary trial.
- sea trialtesting of watercraft
Compound words 35
- trialwareSoftware that can be tried for a limited time, after which it expires or has limited functionality.
- trialistAn advocate of trialism, especially with reference to the proposed creation of a state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
- teletrialA trial conducted over the Internet for someone who has violated the hacker ethos.
- triallerA horse or a dog used for trialling.
- megatrialA very large trial (of a pharmaceutical etc), sometimes made up of several normal trials.
- midtrialDuring a trial.
- minitrialA short or minor legal trial.
- trialabilityThe quality or degree of being trialable.
- trialismA union of three states or political entities.
- intratrialWithin a trial