Guide

v. t.

[imp. & p. p. Guided; p. pr. & vb. n. Guiding.]

To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler.

I wish . . . you 'ld guide me to your sovereign's court.

- Shak.

To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to superintend the training or education of; to instruct and influence intellectually or morally; to train.

He will guide his affairs with discretion.

- Ps. cxii. 5.

The meek will he guide in judgment.

- Ps. xxv. 9.

A person who leads or directs another in his way or course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a guidebook.

One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or course of life; a director; a regulator.

He will be our guide, even unto death.

- Ps. xlviii. 14.

(Water Wheels) Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge, surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine, or for directing the hand or eye, as of an operator

(Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the directing flank of each subdivision of a column of troops, or at the end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations, marches, and alignments in tactics.

Guide bar
(Mach.) the part of a steam engine on which the crosshead slides, and by which the motion of the piston rod is kept parallel to the cylinder, being a substitute for the parallel motion; - called also guide, and slide bar.

Guide block
(Steam Engine) a block attached in to the crosshead to work in contact with the guide bar.

Guide meridian
(Surveying) See under Meridian.

Guide pile
(Engin.) a pile driven to mark a place, as a point to work to.

Guide pulley
(Mach.) a pulley for directing or changing the line of motion of belt; an idler.

Guide rail
(Railroads) an additional rail, between the others, gripped by horizontal driving wheels on the locomotive, as a means of propulsion on steep gradients. - Knight.

Noun	1.	guide - someone employed to conduct others Synonyms: usher
	2.	guide - someone who shows the way by leading or advising
	3.	guide - something that offers basic information or instruction Synonyms: guidebook
	4.	guide - a model or standard for making comparisons Synonyms: template, templet
	5.	guide - someone who can find paths through unexplored territory Synonyms: pathfinder, scout
Verb	1.	guide - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling Synonyms: maneuver, channelise, channelize, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct
	2.	guide - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" Synonyms: lead, take, conduct, direct
	3.	guide - be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" Synonyms: steer
	4.	guide - use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" Synonyms: guide on
	5.	guide - 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" Synonyms: pass, run, draw

1.		GUIDE - Graphical User Interface Development Environment from Sun.
2.		Guide - A hypertext system from the University of Kent (GB) and OWL for displaying on-line documentation.

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