guide
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4.4
- noun
- /ɡaɪd/
:
guía
- The dotted line serves as a guide for where to cut the fabric.
- guide star
- laser guide
- inch guide
I've joined this up into with a wave guide into a metal box.
- I've joined this up into with a wave guide into a metal box.
Examples
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I drew this pattern as a guide.
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The elementary students used their prototype as a guide when constructing their final solution by hand.
Academic text (2008) -
So stay on the guide line at all times.
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- It's the field guide.
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So the book is called Wild Problems, a guide to the decisions that define us.
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For one thing, a guide star provides only a narrow field of view.
Academic text (1994) -
Use the Highlands lighthouse as your guide.
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Andrews' detailed accounts are well documented and are the best guide to Civil War censorship.
Academic text (1991) -
Furthermore, they can serve as a guide during writing to which students repeatedly refer when evaluating drafts.
Academic text (2015) -
The majority of paraprofessionals reported receiving training in braille, assistive technology, sighted guide techniques, and tactile graphics.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
An object placed to show a position, boundary or route
33
3.7
A thin needle that shows position or direction on a dial
14
4.1
A faint line drawn to help keep writing or drawing straight
1
2.5
A post with a sign that shows directions on a road or trail
1
7.2
A track that guides vehicles like trams and buses
1
3.9
A rope that workers hold to control a load when a crane lifts it
A metal plate with a long slot that helps control a climbing rope by holding a carabiner
A person who leads a group and shows the way
Antonyms
Compounds
- UK
A fossil that lived in many places for a short time and shows the age of rock layers
- Jargon
A metal plate with a long slot that helps control a climbing rope by holding a carabiner
- Specialized
A word at the top of a dictionary page showing the first or last entry on that page
- Indian
A small African and Asian bird that eats honey and wax from bees and leads people to bee nests
How Constraining
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guide comes from Old French guider, which came from an old German word meaning 'to show the way'. So a guide can be a physical thing, like a metal rail or painted line, that 'shows the way' for movement or positioning.