guys

noun

Definition of guysnext
plural of guy
1
as in people
a member of the human race what would you guys like to order?

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2
as in males
an adult male human being was not the kind of guy she ever thought she'd date

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Recent Examples of guys These guys are paid handsomely, they’re given top-notch amenities and fly all over the continent on first-class charters staying at posh five-star hotels. — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 These guys have weeded out the mid-range jumper in favor of ultra-efficiency on and off the ball. — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024 Some guys will use that as an excuse to take some time away. — Joseph Person, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guys
  1. people
  2. males
  3. men
  4. things
  5. gentlemen
  6. creatures
Noun
  • But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.
    — Minho Kim, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Only about one in three people born in Ireland in the early eighteen-thirties would die at home of old age.
    — Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of people
Noun
  • Low Testosterone May Lead to Serious Conditions As males and females age, testosterone naturally decreases.
    — Danielle Weiss, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The 10 victims — six females and four males between 16 and 20 years old — were taken to various local hospitals.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of males
Noun
  • Three men, all members of a city crew working on the pier at the time, were thrown into the ocean, according to the sheriff's office.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of men
Noun
  • But subtle little things — developments unlikely to make headlines – can also be big winners.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
  • But now things are getting even more messy.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of things
Noun
  • The gentlemen, however, are finding their footing again.
    — Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Legend has it that in 1836, Queen Victoria walked into the gentlemen-only Reform Club in central London to order a drink.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • Some experts, however, see potential in another direction—studying how the creatures’ neurons work together could shed light on nerve regeneration.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
  • These creatures have now inspired human innovations that take soft robots and water filters to the next level.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of creatures

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