guinea
(gɪni )
Word forms: guineas
countable noun
A guinea is an old British unit of money that was worth £1.05. Guineas are still sometimes used, for example in auctions.
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Idioms:
a guinea pig
a person on whom new ideas or methods are tested
I got the impression they weren't sure of the possible outcome and that I was being used as a guinea pig.
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Translations:
Chinese: 几内亚
Japanese: ギニア
- intensely
- intensely aware of
- intensely competitive
- intensely curious
- intense negotiations
- intense opposition
- intense pain
- intense passion
- intense period of
- intense pleasure
- intense preparation
- intense pressure
- intense rainfall
- intense rivalry
- intense sadness
- intense schedule
- intense scrutiny
- intense session
- intense speculation
- intense spotlight
- intense storm
- intense stress
- intense suffering
- intense sunlight
- intense thunderstorm