seek vs essay

seek and essay both are nouns.

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

As verbs, seek and essay are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of seek include assay, attempt, try.

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

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