guesstimate, guestimate
(noun) an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing
guesstimate
(verb) estimate based on a calculation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
guesstimate (plural guesstimates)
(informal) An estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data.
guesstimate (third-person singular simple present guesstimates, present participle guesstimating, simple past and past participle guesstimated)
(intransitive) To make a guesstimate.
(transitive) To make a guesstimate of a specific quantity.
• guestimates
Source: Wiktionary
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
