essay vs seek

essay and seek both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
essay	Yes	No	Yes	No
seek	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, essay and seek are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of essay include assay, attempt, try.

essay (noun)	seek (noun)
a tentative attempt	the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
an analytic or interpretive literary composition

essay (verb)	seek (verb)
make an effort or attempt	inquire for
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	go to or towards
	try to get or reach
	make an effort or attempt