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essay
Overview of noun essay
The noun essay has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (13) essay -- (an analytic or interpretive literary composition)
2. (2) essay -- (a tentative attempt)
Overview of verb essay
The verb essay has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) try, seek, attempt, essay, assay -- (make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world")
2. test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay -- (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
essay
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
essay
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun essay
1 of 2 senses of essay
Sense 1
essay
=> composition, paper, report, theme
=> disquisition
=> memoir
=> thanatopsis
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
essay
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
Sense 2
essay
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Antonyms of noun essay
Member Holonyms of noun essay
Substance Holonyms of noun essay
Part Holonyms of noun essay
Member Meronyms of noun essay
Substance Meronyms of noun essay
Part Meronyms of noun essay
Meronyms of noun essay
Holonyms of noun essay
Attributes of noun essay
Derived Forms of noun essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
essay
RELATED TO>(noun) essayist#1
=> essayist, litterateur
Sense 2
essay
RELATED TO>(verb) essay#1
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
Domain of noun essay
Domain Terms of noun essay
Familiarity of noun essay
essay used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
essay
> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> bowdlerization, bowdlerisation
=> title
=> cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing
=> rewrite, revision, rescript
=> literary composition, literary work
=> literature
=> literature
=> matter
=> criticism, literary criticism
=> section, subdivision
=> paragraph
=> diary, journal
=> inscription, lettering
=> manuscript, ms
=> autograph
=> treatise
=> adaptation, version
=> essay
=> editing, redaction
=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
=> screed
HAS INSTANCE=> Ayurveda
=> document, written document, papers
=> dramatic composition, dramatic work
=> dithyramb
=> plagiarism
=> transcript
Sense 2
essay
> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> batting
=> best
=> worst
=> bid, play
=> crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
=> essay
=> foray
=> contribution, part, share
=> liberation
=> mug's game
=> power play, squeeze play, squeeze
=> seeking
=> shot, stab
=> shot
=> striving, nisus, pains, strain
=> struggle, battle
=> takeover attempt
=> test, trial, run
=> test, trial
Meronyms of noun essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
essay
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Holonyms of noun essay
Grep of noun essay
essay
essayer
essayist
Antonyms of verb essay
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 2
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> take a dare, pick up the gauntlet
=> fight, struggle
=> have a go, give it a try
=> grope
=> endeavor, endeavour, strive
=> give it a whirl, give it a try
=> gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
=> risk, put on the line, lay on the line
Sense 2
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
=> control, verify
=> float
=> field-test
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
Sense 2
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
'Cause To' of verb essay
Derived Forms of verb essay
1 of 2 senses of essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
RELATED TO>(noun) essay#2
=> essay
RELATED TO>(noun) essayer#1
=> trier, attempter, essayer
Domain of verb essay
Domain Terms of verb essay
Familiarity of verb essay
essay used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
EX: They essay to move
Sense 2
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb essay
2 senses of essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 2
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
=> stand
=> approve
=> disapprove
=> choose
=> prejudge
=> measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
=> reappraise
=> reject
=> accept
=> think, believe, consider, conceive
=> calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast
=> expect, anticipate
=> impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
=> assign, attribute
=> disapprove, reject
=> declare, adjudge, hold
=> review, critique
=> fail
=> pass
=> test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb essay
Sense 1
try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> act, move
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Sense 2
test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
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Grep of verb essay
essay
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