GUISE


Meaning of GUISE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

different

Some rumours, he says, have survived for centuries, merely by mutating and reappearing in a different guise .

In particular, the question of whether the largest groups, known as keiretsu, are merely pre-war zaibatsu in a different guise .

The same issues arise in different guises in industrial relations and management generally.

The first theme was, in different guises , consistently the main topic of debate for professionals.

new

But the approach itself is never questioned, so the abuses simply resurface later in a new guise .

Suddenly she saw him in a new guise .

Why did the designer of the west pediment choose for subject the Thessalian Centauromachy in its new Athenian guise ?

various

And there have always been, throughout history, studies of language in context, under various guises .

The Conservative Party, in various guises , was in government for eighteen out of a possible twenty-one years.

The destruction comes in various guises .

This supposed new face had been to Britain several times since the war under various guises .

■ VERB

appear

Like symbiotic grubs they lay twisted together in a ball, until Mangar-Kunjer-Kunja appeared in the guise of a lizard.

He may also appear in the guise of a small grey water-horse or a lamb, always with an unusually long tail.

Third, price discrimination may appear in the guise of loyalty bonuses, rebates, and discounts.

Lilith appears in the guise of a seductive temptress to lure men to their peril.

come

Joanne Tearle finds that the blue chip loan comes in many guises and choosing one may be your greatest problem.

The backlash against women who value their careers comes in numerous guises .

Maize comes in many guises , including cornflour, cornflakes, corn oil, corn syrup, sweetcorn, corn-on-the-cob and popcorn.

Though Centralism comes in many guises and applications, the basic notions that fuel it are remarkably consistent-as are the results.

The destruction comes in various guises .

Third, a number of nationalist measures are coming in under the guise of renewal.

Repair tapes come in several guises .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But the approach itself is never questioned, so the abuses simply resurface later in a new guise .

For the rest he has persisted in wearing the guise of a vassal before his overlord.

Gods whose ways co-existed with farming and nature now functioned all the better in the guise of saints.

He may also appear in the guise of a small grey water-horse or a lamb, always with an unusually long tail.

Joanne Tearle finds that the blue chip loan comes in many guises and choosing one may be your greatest problem.

Quietly, under the guise of equipment problems, he tried four weeks, then five.

Some rumours, he says, have survived for centuries, merely by mutating and reappearing in a different guise .

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