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Guide

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Noun

1. guide, usher

someone employed to conduct others

2. guide

someone who shows the way by leading or advising

3. guide, guidebook

something that offers basic information or instruction

4. guide, template, templet

a model or standard for making comparisons

5. guide, pathfinder, scout

someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

6. guide

a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

Verb

7. channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

8. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take

take somebody somewhere

Example Sentences:
'We lead him to our chief'
'can you take me to the main entrance?'
'He conducted us to the palace'

9. guide, steer

be a guiding or motivating force or drive

Example Sentences:
'The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses'

10. guide, guide on

use as a guide

Example Sentences:
'They had the lights to guide on'

11. draw, guide, pass, run

pass over, across, or through

Example Sentences:
'He ran his eyes over her body'
'She ran her fingers along the carved figurine'
'He drew her hair through his fingers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Guide

see synonyms of guide
verb
1. 
to lead the way for (a person)
2. 
to control the movement or course of (an animal, vehicle, etc) by physical action; steer
3. 
to supervise or instruct (a person)
4. (transitive)
to direct the affairs of (a person, company, nation, etc)
he guided the country through the war
5. (transitive)
to advise or influence (a person) in his or her standards or opinions
let truth guide you always
noun
6. 
a. 
a person, animal, or thing that guides
b. 
(as modifier)
a guide dog
7. 
a person, usually paid, who conducts tour expeditions, etc
8. 
a model or criterion, as in moral standards or accuracy
9.  guidebook
10. 
a book that instructs or explains the fundamentals of a subject or skill
a guide to better living
11. 
any device that directs the motion of a tool or machine part
12. 
a. 
a mark, sign, etc, that points the way
b. 
(in combination)
guidepost
13. spiritualism
a spirit believed to influence mediums so as to direct what they utter and convey messages through them
14. 
a. navy
a ship in a formation used as a reference for manoeuvres, esp with relation to maintaining the correct formation and disposition
b. military
a soldier stationed to one side of a column or line to regulate alignment, show the way, etc
noun
(sometimes not capital)
a member of an organization for girls equivalent to the Scouts
. US equivalent: Girl Scout

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Guide

see synonyms of guide
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈguided or ˈguiding
1. 
to point out the way for; direct on a course; conduct; lead
2. 
to direct the course or motion of (a vehicle, implement, etc.) by physical action
3. 
to give instruction to; train
4. 
to direct (the policies, actions, etc.) of; manage; regulate
verb intransitive
5. 
to act as a guide
noun
6. 
a person or thing that guides
; specif.,
a. 
a person whose work is conducting strangers or tourists through a region, building, etc.
b. 
a person who directs, or serves as the model for, another's conduct, career, etc.
c. 
a part that controls the motion of other parts of a machine
d. 
a guidebook
e. 
a book giving instruction in the elements of some subject; handbook
a guide to mathematics
f.  Military
a soldier at the right front of a column, who regulates its pace and alignment and indicates its route

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Guide

see synonyms of guide
n.
1.
a. One who shows the way by leading, directing, or advising.
b. One who serves as a model for others, as in a course of conduct.
2. A person employed to conduct others, as through a museum, and give information about points of interest encountered.
3.
a. Something, such as a pamphlet, that offers basic information or instruction: a shopper's guide.
b. A guidebook.
4.
a. Something that serves to direct or indicate.
b. A device, such as a ruler, tab, or bar, that serves as an indicator or acts to regulate a motion or operation.
5. A soldier stationed at the right or left of a column of marchers to control alignment, show direction, or mark the point of pivot.
v. guid·ed, guid·ing, guides
v.tr.
1. To serve as a guide for; conduct.
2. To direct the course of; steer: guide a ship through a channel.
3. To exert control or influence over; direct: guided the nation through the crisis.
4. To supervise the training or education of.
v.intr.
To serve as a guide.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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