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Assaying
- verb - analyze (chemical substances)
- make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
Astatine
- noun - a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
Escaping
- verb -
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
- fail to experience; "Fortunately, I missed the hurricane"
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
- issue or leak, as from a small opening; "Gas escaped into the bedroom"
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
Escapism
- noun - an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
Escapist
- noun - a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
Eskalith
- noun - a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
Espalier
- noun - a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
Essaying
- verb - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
Essayist
- noun - a writer of literary works