Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: guage – guessing
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guage, n. [see guage, v.; variant spelling of “gauge.”]
Instrument for measuring or testing.
guage (-s, -ing), v. [ONF, 'action or result of measuring'; variant spelling of “gauging.”]
Mete; determine quantity; measure precisely.
guaranty, n. [Anglo-French guarantie, 'warranty'.]
- Agreement by which one person assumes the responsibility of fulfilling another's desires or expectations.
- Something that ensures a particular outcome.
guaranty, v. [see guaranty, n.]
Ensure; promise.
guard, n. [Fr. garde, protector.]
- Sentinel; someone that stands watch.
- Protector.
guard, v. [Fr.]
- Protect; keep in safety.
- Watch over; act as a sentinel.
guess, n. [ME gessen, get, guess.]
- Conjecture; consideration; supposition.
- Estimation; attempt to answer a question without sufficient evidence.
guess (-ed, -ing), v. [see guess, n.]
- Judge; estimate.
- Suppose; be inclined to believe.
- Imagine; surmise.
- Wonder; make a conjecture without sufficient information.
- Attempt to answer a question without sufficient information.
- Make a conjecture; form an opinion based on limited evidence.
- Answer; get the answer to.
- Realize; become aware.
guessed, verbal adj. [see guess, n.]
Imagined.
guessing, verbal n. [gerund; see guess, n.]
Act of conjecturing; judging without certain principles or means of knowledge.