shrewd guess

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• guess — I n. 1) to hazard, make a guess 2) a lucky; random, wild; rough; shrewd guess 3) a guess that + clause (it is only a guess that she will be appointed) II v. 1) to guess shrewdly; wildly 2) (D; intr.) to guess at (to guess at smb. s age) 3)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• shrewd — adjective 1 good at judging what people or situations are really like, especially in a way that makes you successful in business, politics etc: Martin s a shrewd judge of character. | a shrewd businesswoman 2 well judged and likely to be right:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shrewd — adj. 1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of a face etc.) shrewd looking. 2 archaic a (of pain, cold, etc.) sharp, biting. b (of a blow, thrust, etc.) severe, hard. c… …   Useful english dictionary

• shrewd — [ʃru:d] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: shrew in the old meaning very bad man ] 1.) good at judging what people or situations are really like ▪ Malcolm is a shrewd and realistic businessman. ▪ She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible. ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• Chade Fallstar — is a fictional character in The Realm of the Elderlings , a series of nine novels written by the author Robin Hobb (a pseudonym of Margaret Ogden). In features, he is very much a Farseer (his brother Shrewd especially resembled him in later life) …   Wikipedia

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• sur|mis´er — sur|mise «suhr MYZ; noun. also SUR myz», verb, mised, mis|ing, noun. –v.t., v.i. to infer; guess: »We surmised that the traffic delay was caused by some accident on the highway. SYNONYM(S): suppose. See syn. under guess. (Cf. ↑guess) …   Useful english dictionary