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Nouns (11)

guide

n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising

guide, guidebook

n. something that offers basic information or instruction

guide, usher

n. someone employed to conduct others

template, templet, guide

n. a model or standard for making comparisons

guide, scout, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

Verbs (11)

guide

v. use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on"

steer, guide

v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

pass, run, guide

v. guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

take, conduct, lead, guide, direct

v. take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

Adverbs (8)

further, on, ahead, along, onwards, forwards, forrader, further ahead

adv. "Go ahead"

Adjectives (4)

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"

ready, connected, on

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

Fuzzynyms (148)

director, manager, managing director

n. someone who controls resources and expenditures

mentor, wise man

n. a wise and trusted guide and advisor

guide, scout, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

coach, tutor, private instructor

n. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)

porter, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, door guard

n. someone who guards an entrance

adviser, advisor, consultant

n. an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"

mentor, wise man

n. a wise and trusted guide and advisor

counselor, counsellor

n. someone who gives advice about problems

adventurer, explorer

n. someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

astronaut, spaceman, cosmonaut

n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"

mountaineer, mountain climber

n. someone who climbs mountains

pilgrim, palmer

n. someone who journeys in foreign lands

pilgrim

n. someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion

pioneer, innovator

n. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art

voyager

n. a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea)

leader

n. a person who rules or guides or inspires others

commander, commandant, commanding officer

n. an officer in command of a military unit

dictator, potentate

n. a ruler who is unconstrained by law

master

n. directs the work of other

ruler

n. a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter

n. a horse used to set the pace in racing

trend-setter, taste-maker, fashion arbiter

n. someone who popularizes a new fashion

forerunner, precursor

n. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

predecessor

n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

guide

n. someone who shows the way by leading or advising

coach, tutor, private instructor

n. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)

detective, investigator, tec

n. a police officer who investigates crimes

agent

n. a substance that exerts some force or effect

watch, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, scout, lookout man

n. a person employed to watch for something to happen

teacher, instructor

n. a person whose occupation is teaching

escort, bodyguard

n. someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

pilot, navigate

v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

take, conduct, lead, guide, direct

v. take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

handle, care for, deal with, manage

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

supervise, manage, oversee, superintend

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

control, command, have power over, have control over

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

rule, govern, exercise authority over

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

apprise, apprize, advise, notify, give notice, send word

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

control, manipulate

v. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

accompany, travel along with

v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

lead, precede

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

show, usher

v. show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

coach, train

v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"

enlighten, edify

v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"

escort, esquire

v. accompany as an escort; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball"

direct, send

v. cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

route

v. send via a specific route

dispatch, despatch, send off

v. send away towards a designated goal

steer, guide

v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

pilot, navigate

chaperon, chaperone

v. accompany as a chaperone

convoy, escort in transit

v. escort in transit; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific"

forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front

adv. "He faced forward"

forward, onward, forth, thenceforth

adv. "from that time forth"

ahead, along, in a forward direction, in front, at the front

adv. "He is way ahead"

outward, outwards, towards the outside

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

Synonyms (15)

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

connected, machine-accessible

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

Antonyms (10)

follower

n. a person who accepts the leadership of another

scholar, student, scholarly person

n. a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

off

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

back, backward, backwards, aback, in a reclining position

adv. "Lean back"

guide on

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