guide
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- noun
- /ɡaɪd/
- The teacher handed out a study guide to help us prepare for the exam.
- a user guide
- an online guide
- a practical guide
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Watch on YouTubeToday I have a Christmas gift guide for the ladies.
- Today I have a Christmas gift guide for the ladies.
- And you know, these are sort of guides for for his students.
- He said that he would take Thomas's Guide to Practical Shipbuilding.
- Like let's hold on to the style guide to whatever.
- Zeus grants stupid wishes a no bullshit guide to world mythology.
Examples
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It's the official episode guide.
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The series also includes a pre-kindergarten book and a guide for college music methods classes.
Academic text (2008) -
Today I have a Christmas gift guide for the ladies.
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Did you take a guide book out of the library for me?
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Well, it's sort of a study guide, actually.
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That is a nice helpful little guide that I wish more cars had.
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The guide indicates that the paths have beautiful views.
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Still, Table 1 can serve as a guide to the theoretical discussion that follows.
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His website, www.richardblodgett.com, includes a useful guide on writing a company or family history.
Academic text (2008) -
After the curriculum was developed, the curriculum guide and lesson plans were translated into Spanish.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.8
A book that shows how to use or fix something
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6.0
A set of rules used to decide how to do things
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3.7
A short video or written guide that shows how to do something
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3.7
A book or source you check for facts
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1.9
A small book with information or instructions on a topic
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1.4
A book that gives basic information for beginners
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2.1
A book that gives information and advice about a place or activity
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4.6
A small book that teaches the basic facts of a subject to beginners
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3.8
Written information that explains how to use a machine or computer program
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2.6
A book you use to check facts or information
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3.9
A book that helps you identify plants, animals, or rocks in nature
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2.2
A book that tells you how to use or fix a device
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3.5
A book you use to look up facts, not to read from start to finish
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4.4
A book that collects original documents and texts for study
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3.7
A book or document that gives clear facts and instructions for quick checking
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1.0
A paper or online guide that tells you how to set up and use a device
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2.3
A book with information and advice for people visiting a place
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2.4
An easy introduction to a subject for people with no previous knowledge
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3.6
A book that gives basic facts about many subjects like history and science
Antonyms
Compounds
- Indian
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9.6
A small African and Asian bird that eats honey and wax from bees and leads people to bee nests
- Jargon
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A metal plate with a long slot that helps control a climbing rope by holding a carabiner
- UK
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8.2
A fossil that lived in many places for a short time and shows the age of rock layers
- Specialized
A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page
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Etymology
Guide comes from Old French guider, which came from an old German word meaning 'to show the way'. So a guide book or paper 'shows the way' through a task or place, which is why instruction books are called guides.