essay
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
Types & categories
- written material hypernym
- paper hyponym
- disquisition hyponym
- memoir hyponym
- thanatopsis hyponym
Related & opposite
- essayist derivation
Sense 2 verb
make an effort or attempt
He tried to shake off his fears
Types & categories
- act hypernym
- pick up the gauntlet hyponym
- struggle hyponym
- have a go hyponym
- grope hyponym
- endeavor hyponym
- give it a try hyponym
- adventure hyponym
- risk hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a tentative attempt
Types & categories
- effort hypernym
Related & opposite
- attempt derivation
Sense 4 verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
This approach has been tried with good results
Types & categories
- pass judgment hypernym
- verify hyponym
- float hyponym
- field-test hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | essayist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | written material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | paper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disquisition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | memoir |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thanatopsis |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | test |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | effort |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | essay |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pick up the gauntlet |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | have a go |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grope |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | endeavor |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | give it a try |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adventure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | risk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempt |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | effort |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | testing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trial |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | examen |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | test |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | exam |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tester |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempter |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | pass judgment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | verify |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | float |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | field-test |