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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 (5)

in, inside an enclosed space

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

in, inward, inwards

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

Adjectives (4)

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

Fuzzynyms (144)

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)

bit, morsel

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

molecule

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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"

Synonyms (69)

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"

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

smart

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

inward, arriving, inbound

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

entering, ingoing

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

future, succeeding, next

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

triple-crown

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

made

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

winning, victorious

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

Antonyms (6)

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

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

guide the actors in

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