guess vs figure

figure vs guess

guess and figure both are nouns.

guess and figure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
guess	Yes	No	Yes	No
figure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, figure is a hypernym of guess; that is, figure is a word with a broader meaning than guess:

guess: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
figure: make a mathematical calculation or computation

Other hypernyms of guess include calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon, work out.

guess (noun)	figure (noun)
an estimate based on little or no information	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
	a decorative or artistic work
	the impression produced by a person
	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

guess (verb)	figure (verb)
expect, believe, or suppose	make a mathematical calculation or computation
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)	judge to be probable
guess correctly; solve by guessing	understand
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	be or play a part of or in

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