noun essay A short piece of writing on a particular subject. 1
noun essay composition 1
noun essay attempt 1
transitive verb essay try 1
countable noun essay An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject written by a student. 0
countable noun essay An essay is a short piece of writing on one particular subject that is written by a writer for publication. 0
verb essay If you essay something, you try to do it. 0
verb essay Essay is also a noun. 0
noun essay a short literary composition dealing with a subject analytically or speculatively 0
noun essay an attempt or endeavour; effort 0
noun essay a test or trial 0
verb essay to attempt or endeavour; try 0
verb essay to test or try out 0
verb transitive essay to test the nature or quality of; try out 0
verb transitive essay to try; attempt 0
noun essay a trying or testing 0
noun essay an attempt; trial 0
noun essay a short literary composition of an analytical, interpretive, or reflective kind, dealing with its subject in a nontechnical, limited, often unsystematic way and, usually, expressive of the author's outlook and personality 0
noun essay a proposed design for a new postage stamp or piece of paper money 0
noun essay A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject. 0
noun essay (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A test, experiment; an assay. 0
noun essay (now rare) An attempt. 0
verb essay (Transitive Verb) (dated) To try. 0
verb essay (Intransitive Verb) To move forth, as into battle. 0
