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guesswork

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guess·work  (gswûrk)
n.
1. The process of making guesses.
2. An estimate or judgment made by guessing.

guesswork [ˈgɛsˌwɜːk]
n
1. a set of conclusions, estimates, etc., arrived at by guessing
2. the process of making guesses
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.guessworkguesswork - an estimate based on little or no information
approximation, estimate, estimation, idea - an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"

guesswork
noun speculation, theory, presumption, conjecture, estimation, surmise, supposition He bases his claim on a few facts and a lot of guesswork.
Translations
guesswork [ˈgeswɜːk] Nconjeturas fpl
it's all guessworkson meras conjeturas
guesswork [ˈgɛswɜːrk] n
This is just guesswork → Ce n'est qu'une simple hypothèse.
This isn't just guesswork. I know someone was in the house → Je ne dis pas ça au hasard. Je sais qu'il y avait quelqu'un dans la maison.
Who did it is a matter of guesswork → On n'a aucune certitude quant à l'identité du responsable.
I got the answer by guesswork → J'ai deviné la réponse.
guesswork
n(reine) Vermutung; there’s too much guesswork in historical essaysin historischen Aufsätzen wird zu viel vermutet; they did it by guessworksie haben nur geraten; it’s all guessworkdas sind doch nur Vermutungen, das ist doch alles nur geraten
guesswork [ˈgɛsˌwɜːk] n I got the answer by guessworkho azzeccato la risposta
guesswork [ˈgɛsˌwɜːk] n I got the answer by guessworkho azzeccato la risposta


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Nay, if it is to be guesswork, let us all guess for ourselves.
For the part he had played, the details of which were practically all rumor and guesswork, quickly leaked out, and in consequence he became a much-execrated and well-hated man.
But two alternatives presented themselves: either to abandon the hope of making any discovery--or to attempt to penetrate Alban 's motives by means of pure guesswork, pursued in the dark.
 
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