n.
1.the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2.a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
3.formal systematic questioning
4.examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
5.the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
Idiom of the Day
on the trail/track of (someone or something)
seeking someone or something
The police dogs were on the trail of the bank robber.