Guy definition
Guy is a noun meaning "an informal term for a youth or man." It has 4 meanings, as a noun and a verb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 3
- How common
- Everyday word
Guy as a noun
an informal term for a youth or man
"a nice guy"
Same sense: cat, sod, hombre, bozo
a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
Same sense: guy cable, guy wire, guy rope
Guy as a verb
subject to laughter or ridicule
Same sense: make fun, laugh at, roast, poke fun, rib, ridicule, jest at, blackguard
steady or support with a guy wire or cable
"The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"
Synonyms and antonyms
- cat
- sod
- hombre
- bozo
- guy cable
- guy wire
- guy rope
- make fun
- laugh at
- roast
- poke fun
- rib
- ridicule
- jest at
- blackguard
How to say guy
Guy has 1 syllable and rhymes with by. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with guy
GUY in word games
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 0
Is GUY a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check GUY in the word checker, or unscramble GUY to see the shorter words in its letters.
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