by guesswork
1Guesswork — Guess work , n. Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture. [1913 Webster] …
2guesswork — index conjecture, estimate (idea), estimation (calculation), inference, speculation (conjecture) …
3guesswork — also guess work, 1725, from GUESS (Cf. guess) + WORK (Cf. work) …
4guesswork — ► NOUN ▪ the process or results of guessing …
5guesswork — [ges′wʉrk΄] n. 1. the act of guessing 2. a judgment, result, etc. arrived at by guessing …
6guesswork — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ educated ▪ Their results owe more to educated guesswork than to actual knowledge. VERB + GUESSWORK ▪ be based on ▪ …
7guesswork — [[t]ge̱swɜː(r)k[/t]] N UNCOUNT Guesswork is the process of trying to guess or estimate something without knowing all the facts or information. The question of who planted the bomb remains a matter of guesswork …
8guesswork — guess|work [ˈgeswə:k US wə:rk] n [U] the method of trying to find the answer to something by guessing ▪ There s a lot of guesswork in these calculations …
9guesswork — guess|work [ ges,wɜrk ] noun uncount the process of trying to find the answer to something by guessing, or the answer found by using this method: a theory based on pure guesswork …
10guesswork — noun (U) the method of trying to find the answer to something by guessing: In this study, scientific methods seem to have been replaced by guesswork …
