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guess noun. Also ghess. ME.
[from GUESS verb: cf. Middle Dutch gisse (Dutch gis).]
The action or an act of guessing; an opinion not based on certain knowledge or exact calculation; a conjecture.
J. Butler Mere guess, supposition and possibility, when opposed to historical evidence, prove nothing. M. Shadbolt I don't need three guesses to know what you're talking about.
Phrases: anybody's guess: see ANYBODY. at a guess, by guess, by one's guess at a rough estimate. by guess and by God, by guess and by Godfrey slang (orig. Nautical) (to steer) blind, without the guidance of landmarks. by one's guess: see at a guess above. have another guess coming, have got another guess coming colloq. be destined to have one's expectations disappointed. miss one's guess US be mistaken in one's assumption. my guess is I am tolerably sure (that).