Main entry: dead reckoning, shot, guess, guessing, guesswork
Definition: an estimate based on little or no information
Main entry: supposition, surmisal, surmise, hypothesis, guess, speculation, conjecture
Definition: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
Main entry: think, suppose, opine, reckon, imagine, guess
Definition: expect, believe, or suppose
Usage: I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel; I thought to find her in a bad state; he didn't think to find her in the kitchen; I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
Definition: guess correctly; solve by guessing
Usage: He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize
Main entry: judge, approximate, estimate, gauge, guess
Definition: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Usage: I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Main entry: pretend, guess, hazard, venture
Definition: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Usage: I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong