Definition of guy

"guy" in the noun sense

1. guy, cat, hombre, bozo, sod

an informal term for a youth or man

"a nice guy"

"the guy's only doing it for some doll"

"the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"

2. Guy

an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

3. guy, guy cable, guy wire, guy rope

a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

"guy" in the verb sense

1. ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun

subject to laughter or ridicule

"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"

"The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"

"His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

2. guy

steady or support with a guy wire or cable

"The Italians guyed the Tower of Pisa to prevent it from collapsing"

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Quotations for guy

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature. [ Bobby Knight ]

Guy Patin recommends to a patient to have no doctor but a horse, and no apothecary but an ass! [ Chesterfield ]

Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someone's neck, and the guy screams and tries to get it off, I have to laugh, because what is that thing. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

I think a good movie would be about a guy who's a brain scientist, but he gets hit on the head and it damages the part of the brain the makes you want to study the brain. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

It makes me mad when I go to all the trouble of having Martha cook up about a hundred drumsticks, the the guy at the Marineland says, You can't throw chicken to the dolphins. They eat fish. Sure they eat fish, if that's all you give them. Man, wise up. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

I wouldn't be surprised if someday some fisherman caught a big shark and cut it open, and there inside was a whole person. Then they cut the person open, and in him is a little baby shark. And in the baby shark there isn't a person, because it would be too small. But there's a little doll or something, like a Johnny Combat little toy guy - something like that. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

guy in Scrabble®

The word guy is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters guy:

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The 14 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In guy

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guy in Words With Friends™

The word guy is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters guy:

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The 15 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In guy

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Words within the letters of guy

3 letter words in guy (1 word)

guy + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence guy

Words that start with guy (3 words)

Words with guy in them (2 words)

Words that end with guy (3 words)

Word Growth involving guy

Shorter words in guy

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Longer words containing guy

fallguy

guyed

guys wiseguys

wiseguy wiseguys