guide : Idioms & Phrases

• a directory of the names and adresses of the nobility and gentry in a town.

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• noun a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field
  
  • a field guide to mushrooms

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• (Mil.), two sergeants (called the right, and the left, general guide) posted opposite the right and left flanks of an infantry battalion, to preserve accuracy in marching. Farrow.

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• (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.

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

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• noun a dog trained to guide the blind
  

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• noun a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
  index fossil.
  

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• . (Surveying) See under Meridian.

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• verb use as a guide
  guide.
  
  • They had the lights to guide on

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

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

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

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• noun a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane
  

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• noun a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page
  catchword; guideword.
  

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• noun a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities
  Bunker Buster; GBU-28.
  

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• noun a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
  

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• noun a cruiser that carries guided missiles
  

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• noun a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
  destroyer.
  

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• noun a frigate that carries guided missiles
  

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• noun a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  luminary; notable; leading light; notability.
  
  • he was host to a large gathering of luminaries

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• . Same as Hand director (above).

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• noun small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae
  

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• (Zoöl.), one of several species of small birds of the family Indicatoridæ, inhabiting Africa and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also honeybird, and indicator.

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• noun guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory
  

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• noun a smart bomb that seeks the laser light reflected off of the target and uses it to correct its descent
  LGB.
  
  • laser-guided bombs cannot be used in cloudy weather

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• . (Zoöl.) See Garfish (a).

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• noun a guide who leads others on a tour
  

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• noun a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
  waveguide.
  

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