guides

Noun

guide (plural guides)

1. Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
   • The guide led us around the museum and explained the exhibits.

   Synonyms:

   guider, xenagogue

2. A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
3. A sign that guides people; guidepost.
4. Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
5. Synonym of legend, a key to symbols, abbreviations, and terms on a map, chart, etc.

   Synonyms:

   legend

6. A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.

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