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Saul Alinsky

Meaning of "guys" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GUYS

guys  [ˈɡaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUYS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Guys is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GUYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of guys in the English dictionary

The definition of guys in the dictionary is persons of either sex.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUYS


anthropophagi
ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪ
assagai
ˈæsəˌɡaɪ
assegai
ˈæsəˌɡaɪ
fungi
ˈfʌŋɡaɪ
gey
ɡaɪ
gilgai
ˈɡɪlɡaɪ
guy
ɡaɪ
laogai
ˈlaʊˌɡaɪ
mamaguy
ˈmɑːməˌɡaɪ
nannygai
ˈnænɪˌɡaɪ
nilgai
ˈnɪlɡaɪ
sarcophagi
sɑːˈkɒfəɡaɪ
Songhai
sɒŋˈɡaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUYS

gutturally
gutturalness
gutty
gutzer
guv
guv´nor
guy
Guy Fawkes Day
Guy Fawkes Night
guy rope
Guyana
Guyanan
Guyanese
Guyenne
guyler
guyline
guyliner
guyot
guzzle
guzzler

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUYS

always
anyways
Arctic Monkeys
Beuys
both ways
days
early days
Greys
halcyon days
have it both ways
Heelys
it´s early days
jobs for the boys
keys
nowadays
Rhys
sideways
stays
trolleys
weekdays

Synonyms and antonyms of guys in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GUYS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «guys» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of guys

Translation of «guys» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GUYS

Find out the translation of guys to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of guys from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «guys» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

球员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chicos
570 millions of speakers

English

guys
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرجال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ребята
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বলছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les gars
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jungs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

みんな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோழர்களே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अगं
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adamlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragazzi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

faceci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлопці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

baieti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παιδιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

killar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gutta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of guys

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUYS»

The term «guys» is very widely used and occupies the 2.065 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUYS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «guys» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «guys» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about guys

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10 QUOTES WITH «GUYS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word guys.
1
Bud Abbott
That's why so many stars are making pictures in Europe today. The tax guys are making thieves out of everybody.
2
Saul Alinsky
Last guys don't finish nice.
3
Bryan Callen
Guys want a 500 horsepower car. I'd rather have one horsepower - in a horse. That's macho. You go to pick up your date and you show up on a horse.
4
Earl Campbell
I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.
5
Henry Cavill
Certainly, for younger guys, Superman is this mythological character that they've thought about and explored in their imaginations... But one thing I really like about Superman fans is that they're so open-minded and excited and honest. There's something beautiful about their enjoyment of it - something very Superman-like.
6
Carl Crawford
We watch so much film, calling up pitch by pitch, count by count in order to spot tendencies. Technology is a big part of how I get ready for a game. What's funny is a lot of the NFL guys say they study the 'Madden' game; that's how they learn to read offenses and defenses.
7
Jamie Cullum
Oh, I was a real Nirvana kid. I got into jazz because I listened to a lot of metal, Megadeth and that, and those guys play really fast and are virtuosos. I wanted to learn more about it, and I discovered that a lot of jazz guys played really fast, too.
8
Tony Curran
You have the wookie character, which is one of the biggest aliens in 'Defiance.' These guys are just walking about with these mechanical faces on, and it actually looks insane. The amount of diversity of all the aliens in the town is quite unbelievable.
9
Andy Daly
When I graduated from college, I moved to New York and started doing improv because I read all about the early 'Saturday Night Live' guys having come through Second City and learning how to improvise, so I wanted to get immediately into that.
10
Casper Van Dien
I do most of my own stunts because the stunt guys show me how.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUYS»

Discover the use of guys in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to guys and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Guys: The Glen Ridge Rape and the Secret Life of the ...
Parents, teachers, and anyone concerned with how children are raised, how their characters are formed, how boys and girls learn to treat each other, will want to read this important book.
Bernard Lefkowitz, 1997
2
Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now.
James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales, 2011
3
Guys Like Girls Who . . .
Wear Jeans (comfortable with who they are and Whose they are) Know the Future (understand there is a 96% chance this is not the boy they will marry so don't act like they are) Leave Us Alone (have their own hobbies) Can Spell (can say "no") ...
Chad Eastham, 2008
4
Yoga for Regular Guys: The Best Damn Workout on the Planet!
Three-time World Champion Wrestler Diamond Dallas Page one of the biggest superstars in professional wrestling is here to prove that yoga is for regular guys, too.
Diamond Dallas Page, 2005
5
The Truth About Guys
Provides a guide to teenage boys for Christian teenage girls discussing such issues as what guys really want in girls, why guys do not like to talk about their feelings, and how to have a healthy relationship.
Chad Eastham, 2012
6
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
If you're a guy--or if you're attempting to share a remote control with one--you need this book, because it deals frankly and semi-thoroughly with such important guy issues as: Scratching The role of guys in world history, including the ...
Dave Barry, 2010
7
Gun Guys: A Road Trip
Dan Baum is a gun fanatic.
Dan Baum, 2013
8
Guys Are Waffles, Girls Are Spaghetti
In a pivotal time of their development and social lives, teens are left to try and understand one another without much guidance. The purpose of this book is to help better understand themselves as well those from the "alien gender".
Chad Eastham, 2009
9
The Mammoth Book of Gorgeous Guys
This collection of erotic art features over 500 erotic portraits of male nudes, some of them tastefully explicit, from some of the world’s leading photographers.
Barbara Cardy, 2011
10
Just One of the Guys?: Transgender Men and the Persistence ...
Just One of the Guys? sheds new light on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men—people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male—on the job.
Kristen Schilt, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term guys is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Don't forget the old guys at youthful All-Star Game
"When I came up I would talk to the older guys. I never thought I'd be one of those guys," the 38-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher said. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
2
VIDEO: Russian public doesn't react well to two guys pretending to …
To test the perception of gay relationships in the country, two guys decided to hold hands while walking around the Russian capital with a ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Young guys becoming main guys
“It is pretty cool to be mentioned in the same sentence as those guys,” he said. Cole, a new All-Star at age 24, hopes to bring the Pirates their ... «Xenia Gazette, Jul 15»
4
The first look of 'Suicide Squad' is here! Watch the bad guys take over
All our life, we have been busy either making and watching movies about the good guys and superheroes, there is one movie that defies the ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
5
Amanda Smeltz and Carlo Mirarchi Head to Five Guys to Drink Wine …
We also knew it would only be right to saber the bubbles on the sidewalk outside of Five Guys. There we were, noon today on Bleecker and 7th ... «Eater NY, Jul 15»
6
He smiled. “I'm one of a kind.”
“I talked to a lot of guys on this team and they all said that I've showed them how to speak up, I've shown them how to come out, I've shown ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Thames the police dog back chasing bad guys and entertaining …
The police dog that captured the attention of the nation when he became lost in the bush is back on the beat tracking fleeing suspects and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
8
Here's what guys are constantly getting wrong about dress shoes
Shoes can change the entire look and feel of an outfit, so especially when it comes to dressing up, you want to get it right. There is one thing, ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
9
Hacking Team: We're the good guys, but SO misunderstood. Like …
The boss of Italian spy firm Hacking Team has spoken out for the first time about the recent massive hack of the company databases. This has ... «The Register, Jul 15»
10
2015 NFL franchise tag: Five guys with 4 p.m. (Wed.) deadline looming
So we're working with a limited number of guys given the franchise tag here, ... but also limit the number of groups we can put these guys in. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

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