guide
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2.8
- noun
- /ɡaɪd/
- Remember, in times of trouble, let your conscience be your guide.
- serve as a guide
- a useful guide
- a reliable guide
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then now more on the positive side, wisdom is a guide to attaining pleasures.
- And then now more on the positive side, wisdom is a guide to attaining pleasures.
- Seriously, piracy does seem to be like a good guide for business models.
- The average amount of pain people experienced is only a poor guide to what people remember.
- The chief value of the author's record, then, is as a guide to the rhythms.
Examples
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We believe this model serves as a practical guide to increase the intensity of core math instruction for at-risk learners.
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What happens here will be a guide to other operations.
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The way that you would present the topic is a good guide to how it should be written.
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And that helped us as a guide to selecting the right school for her.
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Should history be a guide to living our lives today and in planning for our tomorrows?
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These three verses will be our guide.
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The report served as a guide for assessing the effectiveness of our programs.
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Her insights provided a valuable guide to understanding the complex issues we faced.
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The manual is a comprehensive guide that helps new employees navigate their roles.
Synonyms
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1.6
An agreed level of quality or rule for judging something
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3.1
A general rule that helps you decide what to do
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6.0
A set of rules used to decide how to do things
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1.4
A paper or cloth guide used to cut fabric for clothes
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7.4
A model or example that people follow in a field
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3.7
A model people use to compare or judge other things
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3.1
A standard used to compare other things
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3.7
A known mark people use to compare or find position
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4.1
A known example people use to judge or compare other things
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4.7
A rule or idea that helps people choose the right action
A model used to copy or check the shape of things like windows
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 Authoritative
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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 is something that 'shows the way' for judging or comparing, which is why we use it for a model or standard.