| guide | | |
| n. (person) | 1. guide, usher | someone employed to conduct others. |
| ~ escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone. |
| ~ usherette | a female usher. |
| n. (person) | 2. guide | someone who shows the way by leading or advising. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ cicerone | a guide who conducts and informs sightseers. |
| ~ tour guide | a guide who leads others on a tour. |
| n. (communication) | 3. guide, guidebook | something that offers basic information or instruction. |
| ~ enchiridion, handbook, vade mecum | a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location. |
| ~ field guide | a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field.; "a field guide to mushrooms" |
| ~ roadbook | a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer. |
| ~ travel guidebook, itinerary | a guidebook for travelers. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. guide, template, templet | a model or standard for making comparisons. |
| ~ example, model | a representative form or pattern.; "I profited from his example" |
| ~ speech rhythm, rhythm | the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements.; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" |
| n. (person) | 5. guide, pathfinder, scout | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory. |
| ~ expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully. |
| ~ hunting guide | guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory. |
| ~ trailblazer | someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees. |
| ~ sacagawea, sacajawea | the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. guide | a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| v. (motion) | 7. channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| ~ dock | maneuver into a dock.; "dock the ships" |
| ~ sheer | cause to sheer.; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" |
| ~ pull over | steer a vehicle to the side of the road.; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" |
| ~ helm | be at or take the helm of.; "helm the ship" |
| ~ crab | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind. |
| ~ navigate | direct carefully and safely.; "He navigated his way to the altar" |
| ~ stand out | steer away from shore, of ships. |
| ~ starboard | turn to the right, of helms or rudders. |
| ~ conn | conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane. |
| ~ navigate, pilot | 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?" |
| ~ canalise, canalize, channel | direct the flow of.; "channel information towards a broad audience" |
| ~ tree, corner | force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape. |
| ~ park | maneuver a vehicle into a parking space.; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" |
| ~ control, command | exercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" |
| v. (motion) | 8. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ beacon | guide with a beacon. |
| ~ hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
| ~ usher, show | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| v. (social) | 9. guide, steer | be a guiding or motivating force or drive.; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| v. (perception) | 10. guide, guide on | use as a guide.; "They had the lights to guide on" |
| ~ orientate, orient | determine one's position with reference to another point.; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 11. draw, guide, pass, run | pass over, across, or through.; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| ~ string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string.; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
| ~ thread | pass through or into.; "thread tape"; "thread film" |
| ~ thread | pass a thread through.; "thread a needle" |
| ~ lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| hand | | |
| n. (body) | 1. hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ arteria digitalis, digital arteries | arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes. |
| ~ arteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery | dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand. |
| ~ intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis | veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot. |
| ~ metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus | dorsal and palmar veins of the hand. |
| ~ arm | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb. |
| ~ clenched fist, fist | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting). |
| ~ hooks, maulers, meat hooks | large strong hand (as of a fighter).; "wait till I get my hooks on him" |
| ~ right hand, right | the hand that is on the right side of the body.; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" |
| ~ left hand, left | the hand that is on the left side of the body.; "jab with your left" |
| ~ palm, thenar | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers. |
| ~ finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).; "her fingers were long and thin" |
| ~ extremity | that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso. |
| ~ ball | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass.; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" |
| ~ metacarpus | the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges. |
| n. (person) | 2. hand, hired hand, hired man | a hired laborer on a farm or ranch.; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" |
| ~ farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand | a hired hand on a farm. |
| ~ drover, herdsman, herder | someone who drives a herd. |
| ~ laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack | someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor. |
| ~ ranch hand | a hired hand on a ranch. |
| ~ hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman, groom | someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses. |
| n. (communication) | 3. hand, handwriting, script | something written by hand.; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
| ~ handwriting | the activity of writing by hand.; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" |
| ~ shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy | a method of writing rapidly. |
| ~ cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper. |
| ~ writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" |
| ~ calligraphy, chirography, penmanship | beautiful handwriting. |
| ~ cacography, scrawl, scribble, scratch | poor handwriting. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. hand | ability.; "he wanted to try his hand at singing" |
| ~ ability, power | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done.; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" |
| n. (location) | 5. hand | a position given by its location to the side of an object.; "objections were voiced on every hand" |
| ~ side | a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location.; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side" |
| n. (group) | 6. deal, hand | the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time.; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ long suit | in a hand, the suit having the most cards. |
| ~ bridge hand | the cards held in a game of bridge. |
| ~ poker hand | the 5 cards held in a game of poker. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. hand | one of two sides of an issue.; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." |
| ~ side | an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect).; "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece.; "the big hand counts the minutes" |
| ~ hour hand, little hand | the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours. |
| ~ big hand, minute hand | points to the minutes. |
| ~ pointer | an indicator as on a dial. |
| ~ second hand | hand marking seconds on a timepiece. |
| ~ horologe, timepiece, timekeeper | a measuring instrument or device for keeping time. |
| n. (quantity) | 9. hand | a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses.; "the horse stood 20 hands" |
| ~ handbreadth, handsbreadth | any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand. |
| n. (person) | 10. hand | a member of the crew of a ship.; "all hands on deck" |
| ~ crewman, sailor | any member of a ship's crew. |
| n. (person) | 11. bridge player, hand | a card player in a game of bridge.; "we need a 4th hand for bridge" |
| ~ bidder | someone who makes a bid at cards. |
| ~ bridge partner | one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game. |
| ~ card player | someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games. |
| ~ declarer, contractor | the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps. |
| n. (communication) | 12. hand | a round of applause to signify approval.; "give the little lady a great big hand" |
| ~ applause, clapping, hand clapping | a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together. |
| n. (animal) | 13. hand | terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos).; "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting" |
| ~ forepaw | front paw; analogous to the human hand. |
| n. (act) | 14. hand, helping hand | physical assistance.; "give me a hand with the chores" |
| ~ assist, assistance, help, aid | the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose.; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading" |
| v. (possession) | 15. give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ give | leave with; give temporarily.; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sneak, slip | pass on stealthily.; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" |
| ~ deal | give (a specific card) to a player.; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" |
| ~ fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render | to surrender someone or something to another.; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" |
| ~ relinquish, resign, give up, release, free | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| v. (motion) | 16. hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ lead, guide, take, conduct, direct | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| usher | | |
| n. (person) | 1. james usher, james ussher, usher, ussher | Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656). |
| ~ archpriest, prelate, primate, hierarch, high priest | a senior clergyman and dignitary. |
| n. (person) | 2. doorkeeper, usher | an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber. |
| ~ functionary, official | a worker who holds or is invested with an office. |
| v. (motion) | 3. show, usher | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| ~ lead, guide, take, conduct, direct | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ marshal | lead ceremoniously, as in a procession. |
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