guys
Because it is a word with a single syllable, guys is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofguys
- An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
- A man, fellow.
- (especially in the plural) A person (see usage notes).
- (of animals and sometimes objects) Thing, creature.
Example: "The dog's left foreleg was broken, poor little guy."
- Thing, unit.
Example: "This guy is the partial derivative of that guy with respect to x."
- (term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
Example: "Hey, guy, give a man a break, would ya?"
- To exhibit an effigy of Guy Fawkes around the 5th November.
- To make fun of, to ridicule with wit or innuendo.
- To play in a comedic manner.
- A guide; a leader or conductor.
- A support rope or cable used to guide, steady or secure something which is being hoisted or lowered.
- A support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension-bridge).
- To equip with a support cable.
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