Meaning & use
guide
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A person or thing that shows the way or provides direction and instruction.
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Our guide led us safely through the dense rainforest trail.
The manual serves as a guide for assembling the furniture.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "to guide" means to direct or steer someone, a sense that predates the noun's common use for tour leaders and manuals.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To direct or steer someone or something along a course.
She guided the ship carefully into the harbor.
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