All English words - page 2298

Meanings of Guidons:

noun

A pennant that narrows to a point or fork at the free end, especially one used as the standard of a light cavalry regiment.

Usage examples:

British cavalry standards and guidons are made of crimson silk embroidered with the appropriate reg…

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 Guilds:

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 Guildsman:

noun

A member of a guild.

Usage examples:

A medieval guildsman

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 Guileless:

adjective

Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception.

Usage examples:

His face, once so open and guileless

Meanings of Guilelessly:

adverb

In an honest way, with no effort to deceive anyone or get something you want

Usage examples:

We guilelessly announced to the police everything we knew, not realizing that we were suspects., sh…

Meanings of Guillemet:

noun

Each of a pair of punctuation marks (« ») used as quotation marks in french and other european languages.

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 Guilloche:

noun

Ornamentation resembling braided or interlaced ribbons.

Usage examples:

A wide strip of eight-strand guilloche

Meanings of Guillochee:

noun

Ornamentation resembling braided or interlaced ribbons.

Usage examples:

A wide strip of eight-strand guilloche

Meanings of Guillotine:

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 Guillotined:

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 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:

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

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

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…