| ESS | a tentative attempt |
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| ESS | an analytic or interpretive literary composition |
| ESS | make an effort or attempt |
| ESS | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |
| ESS | one who tries |
| ESS | a writer of literary works |
| ESS | the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen people |
| ESS | a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey |
| ESS | a city in western Germany |
| ESS | a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor |
| ESS | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |
| ESS | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |