Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The process of making guesses.
- noun An estimate or judgment made by guessing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That which is done by or is due to guess; conjectural action or opinion; random or haphazard action.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
estimate ,judgment oropinion made byguessing , fromlimited information .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
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Examples
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A huge amount of (hopefully educated) guesswork is involved.
Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007
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Some argue that the guesswork is probable to this percentage or that statistic, but even Al Gore admits that we don't know what the future holds.
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In a work session prior to the regular meeting, Lunsford met with the council to discuss the budget "guesswork" - projecting growth in city revenue streams.
The Troy Messenger 2008
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In contrast, little guesswork is required in Helen McLean’s Just Looking.
Book Review: Essays by Lilburn, Olding, Rule, Kingwell and others 2009
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But estimates of Limbaugh’s nationwide (and overseas) audience are exercises in guesswork, slippery methodology and suspect data.
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In contrast, little guesswork is required in Helen McLean’s Just Looking.
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Internet is nothing new, During installation but Slimserver eliminates you'll point the utility all the guesswork, which is why it's one to your music folder of our newfound favorite utilities.
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In ancient times, an experienced navigator calculated both speed and the distance covered by "guesswork"; those were the days of "fantasy sea voyages".
Sailing on and on 2008
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In ancient times, an experienced navigator calculated both speed and the distance covered by "guesswork"; those were the days of "fantasy sea voyages".
Sailing on and on 2008
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This kind of guesswork was no task for an executive, nor a soldier either.
I Don’t Understand ? Jack Varnell 2010
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