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“Guise” or “Guys”

guise / guys are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

guise g·AY·z

  • nounan artful or simulated semblance.

guys g·AY·z

  • nounan informal term for a youth or man.
  • nounan effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day.
  • nouna cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent).
  • verbsteady or support with a guy wire or cable.
Usage

Examples in context

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“guise”

  • Sir William Francis George Guise, 5th Baronet (1851–1920), of the…
  • Sir William Guise, 5th Baronet (1737–1783), of the…
  • …prostitution is run behind the guise of a legitimate business, such…
  • …the ribāṭ in completely Christian guise.
  • William Guise may also refer to:
  • …that Henry II, Duke of Guise was adopted by the Neapolitans
  • …trainer and mercenary in his guise of Tony Masters in Las…
  • Sir William Vernon Guise, 4th Baronet (1816–1887), of the…
  • Under the guise of a "motivational seminar" (where…
  • Guise (surname)

“guys”

  • …just feel sorry for my guys that all of the sudden…
  • …is generally considered to be Guys and Dolls' 11 o'clock number.
  • …their serious natures in real life
  • …1950 original Broadway production of Guys and Dolls (1950), which ran…
  • …Höstskojet in Öreskoga, when the guys they have teased last year…
  • Guys and Dolls Like Vibes (1958)
  • …appears in the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls, as well as…
  • …the part of the "bad guys") or faces (técnicos in Mexico,…
  • …is considered "one of the guys" with her masculine haircut and
  • …aisles (and maybe even the guys too?).

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