All English words - page 1595

Meanings of Guignol:

proper noun

The bloodthirsty chief character in a french puppet show of the same name which is similar to punch and judy.

Meanings of Guild:

noun

A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

Usage examples:

The right model for the teacher unions is the medieval craftsman guilds, the hallmarks of which wer…

Meanings of Guilder:

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of the netherlands, equal to 100 cents.

Usage examples:

The euro, which replaces the old francs, marks, guilders, pesetas, escudos, drachmas, and lire of t…

Meanings of Guilders:

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of the netherlands, equal to 100 cents.

Usage examples:

The euro, which replaces the old francs, marks, guilders, pesetas, escudos, drachmas, and lire of t…

Meanings of Guildhall:

noun

A building used as the meeting place of a guild or corporation.

Usage examples:

Ghent is much more of a living city, bustling and noisy, its waterways lined with fine merchants' h…

Meanings of Guildsmen:

noun

A member of a guild.

Usage examples:

A medieval guildsman

Meanings of Guile:

noun

Sly or cunning intelligence.

Usage examples:

He used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in

Meanings of Guileful:

adjective

Having or showing sly or cunning intelligence.

Usage examples:

A supremely guileful and deceptive politician

Meanings of Guilefully:

adverb

In a way that uses cleverness in order to deceive someone or get what you want

Usage examples:

The soldiers guilefully lured the invading army into the forest and then surrounded them., the pres…

Meanings of Guillemot:

noun

An auk (seabird) with a narrow pointed bill, typically nesting on cliff ledges.

Usage examples:

The lines of supporting buoys have been adopted by cormorants, gulls, guillemots, eider ducks, oyst…

Meanings of Guillochee:

noun

Ornamentation resembling braided or interlaced ribbons.

Usage examples:

A wide strip of eight-strand guilloche

Meanings of Guillotiner:

noun

A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

Usage examples:

The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb

Execute (someone) by guillotine.

Usage examples:

Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

Meanings of Guillotines:

noun

A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

Usage examples:

The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb

Execute (someone) by guillotine.

Usage examples:

Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

Meanings of Guillotining:

verb

Execute (someone) by guillotine.

Usage examples:

Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun

A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

Usage examples:

The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

Meanings of Guilt-free:

adjective

Allowing you to enjoy something without feeling unhappy that you are doing something bad

Usage examples:

A guilt-free chocolate cake made without fat, the travel company offers guilt-free trips that won't…

Meanings of Guilt-ridden:

adjective

Feeling very guilty

Meanings of Guiltier:

adjective

Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of manslaughter

Meanings of Guiltiest:

adjective

Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of manslaughter

Meanings of Guiltiness:

noun

A feeling of worry or unhappiness because you have done something wrong

Usage examples:

Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty., there's an inescapable guiltiness that comes with the knowle…

Meanings of Guiltless:

adjective

Having no guilt; innocent.

Usage examples:

People are forever criticizing the service, and i am not myself guiltless in this

Meanings of Guiltlessly:

adverb

Without feeling guilty, because you know or feel that you have not done anything wrong

Usage examples:

You can guiltlessly delete most of the urgent-looking emails that clutter your inbox., he would gui…

Meanings of Guilts:

verb

Make (someone) feel guilty, especially in order to induce them to do something.

Usage examples:

Celeste had been guilted into going by her parents

noun

The fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime.

Usage examples:

It is the duty of the prosecution to prove the prisoner's guilt

Meanings of Guilty:

adjective

Culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of manslaughter

Meanings of Guilty-of:

verb

To come or go into a place

Usage examples:

[ t ] the orchestra entered the hall., [ t ] he entered a shelter for the homeless., [ i ] half of …

Meanings of Guilty-party:

adjective

If you feel guilty, you feel that you have done something wrong

Usage examples:

I feel so guilty about forgetting your birthday.