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plural of essay
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a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view
- school essays on what it means to be a patriot
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an effort to do or accomplish something
- my first essay at baking a cake did not go well
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a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
- a little homemade essay to determine the easiest way to strip the paint from the bookcase
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verbpresent tense third-person singular of essay
Synonyms & Antonyms of essays (Entry 2 of 2)
to make an effort to do
- he had been in gymnastics for some time before he even considered essaying that move
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