The action of guessing; an act of guessing, a conjecture, rough estimate; a supposition based on uncertain grounds. by guess: at haphazard, by…

†Estimation, guessing, conjecture (obsolete); (as count noun) a guess. In later use only in like aim: a shrewd guess, a good idea. Now rare (Englis…

(with a and plural) An opinion offered on insufficient presumptive evidence; an unverified supposition put forth to account for something. In…

The action of guess, v.; an instance of this, a conjecture, prognostication. †without guessing: beyond estimation, incalculably.

A piece of information allegedly or conceivably true; something presented as a fact (in sense A. 8a) but which is disputed or unproven; (more…

(a) Something that is conjectural. (b) A conjecture; a supposition. Obsolete.

An idea formed in the mind (and, often, expressed) that something may be true, but without certainty and on very slight evidence, or with no…

A conjectural consideration or meditation; an attempt to ascertain or anticipate something by probable reasoning.

A random guess attempting to ‘hit’ the right answer. to make a shot: to attempt an answer by guessing. Also, a shot in the dark, a guess, a random…

An estimate which is based on both guesswork and reasoning.