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examination, experimentation, research, proof: Experiment has
shown that the ointment cures many minor skin ailments. 2
procedure, policy: Totalitarianism seems to have failed as a
political experiment.
--v. 3 experiment on or with. test, try, examine, investigate,
research, probe: The time has come to experiment on human
subjects. Artists now experiment with many media, from canvas to
computers.
experimental
adj. 1 hypothetical, theoretical, tentative, speculative,
conjectural, exploratory: Man's first attempts at flying were
purely experimental. 2 empirical, experiential: She has
profound experimental knowledge of what is involved.
expert n. 1 authority, professional, specialist, scholar, master,
connoisseur, pundit, Colloq wizard, whiz, pro, ace, Brit dab
hand, boffin, Slang US maven or mavin: We rely on experts to
verify the age of works of art.
--adj. 2 skilful, skilled, trained, knowledgeable, learned,
experienced, practised, qualified, adept, proficient,
accomplished, au fait, adroit, dexterous, polished, finished,
masterful, masterly, first-rate, excellent, superb, wonderful,
superior, champion(ship), A-one, A-1, virtuoso, Colloq
top-notch, Brit whizzo, wizard, US crackerjack, crack: Davis is
an expert snooker player.
expertise n. expertness, skill, knowledge, know-how, judgement, mastery;
dexterity, adroitness, Slang savvy: You need a great deal of
expertise to be a museum curator.
expiration
n. expiry, finish, (coming to an) end, termination, running
out, ending, conclusion, concluding, close, closing,
discontinuance, discontinuation: The expiration of the option
is in March.
expire v. 1 cease, (come to an) end, close, finish, terminate, run
out, conclude, discontinue: Your subscription expires with the
next issue. 2 die, breathe one's last, decease, perish, pass
away: His grandmother expired only last year, at the age of