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guesser Definition


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guess
verb guessed, guessing
    tr & intr
    1. To make an estimate or form an opinion about something, based on little or no information.
      Thesaurus: speculate, suppose, surmise, estimate, conjecture, hypothesize, predict, imagine, suspect.
    2. To estimate something correctly.
    3. To think or suppose.
      Example: I guess we could go
      Thesaurus: suppose, think, dare say, reckon.
noun
    guesses
    1. An estimate based on guessing.
      Thesaurus: conjecture, supposition, theory, hypothesis, estimate, prediction, speculation, opinion, judgement, belief, surmise.
Derivative: guessable
adj
    Derivative: guesser
    noun
      Derivative: guessing
      noun, adj
        Idiom: anybody's guess
          colloq
          Something impossible to know or determine.
        Etymology: 14c as gess: from Dutch gissen.



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