Dictionary entry details
• GUIDE (noun)
Meaning:
Someone employed to conduct others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
guide; usher
Hypernyms ("guide" is a kind of...):
escort (an attendant who is employed to accompany someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guide"):
usherette (a female usher)
Meaning:
Someone who shows the way by leading or advising
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("guide" is a kind of...):
leader (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guide"):
cicerone (a guide who conducts and informs sightseers)
tour guide (a guide who leads others on a tour)
Meaning:
Something that offers basic information or instruction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
guidebook; guide
Hypernyms ("guide" is a kind of...):
enchiridion; handbook; vade mecum (a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guide"):
field guide (a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field)
roadbook (a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer)
itinerary; travel guidebook (a guidebook for travelers)
Meaning:
A model or standard for making comparisons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
template; templet; guide
Hypernyms ("guide" is a kind of...):
example; model (a representative form or pattern)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guide"):
rhythm; speech rhythm (the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements)
Meaning:
Someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
pathfinder; scout; guide
Hypernyms ("guide" is a kind of...):
expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guide"):
hunting guide (guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory)
trailblazer (someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees)
Instance hyponyms:
Sacagawea; Sacajawea (the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way)
• GUIDE (verb)
Meaning:
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
maneuver; guide; steer; channelize; channelise; manoeuver; manoeuvre; point; head; direct
Hypernyms (to "guide" is one way to...):
command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)
Domain category:
driving (the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guide"):
park (maneuver a vehicle into a parking space)
corner; tree (force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape)
canalise; canalize; channel (direct the flow of)
navigate; pilot (act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance)
conn (conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane)
starboard (turn to the right, of helms or rudders)
stand out (steer away from shore, of ships)
dock (haul into a dock)
sheer (cause to sheer)
pull over (steer a vehicle to the side of the road)
crab (direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind)
navigate (direct carefully and safely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Take somebody somewhere
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
lead; guide; take; direct; conduct
Context examples:
We lead him to our chief / can you take me to the main entrance? / He conducted us to the palace
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guide"):
beacon (guide with a beacon)
hand (guide or conduct or usher somewhere)
lead astray; misdirect; misguide; mislead (lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions)
show; usher (show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The men guide the horses across the field
Meaning:
Be a guiding force, as with directions or advice
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
guide; steer
Context example:
The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses
Hypernyms (to "guide" is one way to...):
direct (be in charge of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Use as a guide
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
guide on; guide
Context example:
They had the lights to guide on
Hypernyms (to "guide" is one way to...):
orient; orientate (determine one's position with reference to another point)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Guide or pass over something
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
guide; pass; run; draw
Context examples:
He ran his eyes over her body / She ran her fingers along the carved figurine / He drew her hair through his fingers
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guide"):
rub (move over something with pressure)
thread (pass through or into)
thread (pass a thread through)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
