essay vs try

essay and try both are nouns.

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

As nouns, try is a hypernym of essay; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than essay:

essay: a tentative attempt
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of essay include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.

As verbs, essay and try are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of essay include assay, attempt, seek.

As verbs, essay and try are synonyms defined as:

essay and try: put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

Other synonyms of essay include examine, prove, test, try out.

essay (noun)	try (noun)
a tentative attempt	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
an analytic or interpretive literary composition

essay (verb)	try (verb)
make an effort or attempt	put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
	take a sample of
	test the limits of
	give pain or trouble to
	make an effort or attempt
	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of