essay as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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essay
noun
1 essay
An analytic or interpretive literary composition.
Roget 463:
experiment;
essay
etc.
(attempt)
675;
analysis
etc.
(investigation)
461;
screen;
trial,
tentative method,
t=atonnement.
verification,
probation,
experimentum crucis [Lat.],
proof,
(demonstration)
478;
criterion,
diagnostic,
test,
probe,
crucial test,
acid test,
litmus test.
crucible,
reagent,
check,
touchstone,
pix†;
assay,
ordeal;
ring;
litmus paper,
curcuma paper†,
turmeric paper;
test tube;
analytical instruments
etc.
633.
empiricism,
rule of thumb.
feeler;
trial balloon,
pilot balloon,
messenger balloon;
pilot engine;
scout;
straw to show the wind.
speculation,
random shot,
leap in the dark.
analyzer,
analyst,
assayist†;
adventurer;
experimenter,
experimentist†,
experimentalist;
scientist,
engineer,
technician.
subject,
experimentee†,
guinea pig,
experimental animal.
[experimental method]
protocol,
experimental method,
blind experiment,
double-blind experiment,
controlled experiment.
poll,
survey,
opinion poll.
epidemiological survey [Med.],
retrospective analysis,
retrospective survey,
prospective survey,
prospective analysis;
statistical analysis.
literature search,
library research.
tryout,
audition.
[results of experiment]
discovery
etc.
480;
measurement
etc.
466;
evidence
etc.
467.
[reasoning about an experiment]
deduction,
induction,
abduction.
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Roget 595:
dissertation,
treatise,
essay;
thesis,
theme;
monograph,
tract,
tractate†,
tractation†;
discourse,
memoir,
disquisition,
lecture,
sermon,
homily,
pandect†;
excursus.
commentary,
review,
critique,
criticism,
article;
leader,
leading article;
editorial;
running commentary.
investigation
etc.
(inquiry)
461;
study
etc.
(consideration)
451;
discussion
etc.
(reasoning)
476;
exposition
etc.
(explanation)
522.
commentator,
critic,
essayist,
pamphleteer.
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Roget 675:
essay,
trial,
endeavor,
attempt;
aim,
struggle,
venture,
adventure,
speculation,
coup d'essai [Fr.],
debut;
probation
etc.
(experiment)
463.
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Dutch: essay, opstel, studie
Polish: esej
2 essay
verb
1 essay
Make an effort or attempt:
— The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps.
synonyms: assay, attempt, seek, try.
Roget 675:
try,
essay;
experiment
etc.
463;
endeavor,
strive;
tempt,
attempt,
make an attempt;
venture,
adventure,
speculate,
take one's chance,
tempt fortune;
try one's fortune,
try one's luck,
try one's hand;
use one's endeavor;
feel one's way,
grope one's way,
pick one's way.
try hard,
push,
make a bold push,
use one's best endeavor;
do one's best
etc.
(exertion)
686.
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Dutch: beproeven, pogen, proberen, trachten, zien
2 essay
Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.
synonyms: examine, prove, test, try, try out.
Roget 463:
experiment;
essay
etc.
(endeavor)
675;
try,
try out,
assay;
make an experiment,
make a trial of;
give a trial to;
put on trial,
subject to trial;
experiment upon;
rehearse;
put to the test,
bring to the test,
submit to the test,
submit to the proof;
prove,
verify,
test,
touch,
practice upon,
try one's strength;
road-test,
test drive,
take for a spin;
test fly.
grope;
feel one's way,
grope for one's way;
fumble,
t=atonner,
aller =a t=atons [Fr.],
put out a feeler,
throw out a feeler;
send up a trial balloon,
send up a pilot balloon;
see how the land lies,
get the lay of the land,
test the waters,
feel out,
sound out,
take the pulse,
see,
check,
check out [Coll.],
see how the wind blows;
consult the barometer;
feel the pulse;
fish for,
bob for;
cast for,
beat about for;
angle,
trawl,
cast one's net,
beat the bushes.
try one's fortune
etc.
(adventure)
675;
explore
etc.
(inquire)
461.
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Dutch: proberen, testen, toetsen, uitproberen, uittesten, uitwijzen
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