steer :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. castrated bull

wind, lead, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

v. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"

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

refinement, shade, subtlety, nicety, nuance

n. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

overtone

n. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"

sense, connotation, intension

n. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

hint, clue

n. a slight indication

lesson, example, deterrent example, object lesson

n. punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

cue, clue, clew

n. evidence that helps to solve a problem

trace, shadow, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

practice, practise, pattern

n. a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

whisper

n. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

drive, motor

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

lead, precede

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

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"

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!