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Guise Common

Guise has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

an artful or simulated semblance

"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

2

Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)

"In the chatroom, he signed his posts as 'guise' to avoid being banned for spamming."

3

Deliberate misspelling of guys.

Verb
1

To dress.

"The spy changed his disguise to a plain suit so he could walk undetected through the city streets."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The detective realized that the man known as Guise was actually a notorious con artist operating under an alias."

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