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guide

 
 
/gaɪd/ noun [C]

Definition

PERSON someone whose job is to show interesting places to visitors, or to help people get somewhere: a tour guide
BOOK a book that gives information about something or tells you how to do something: a hotel/restaurant guide a user's guide
PLAN something that helps you plan or decide what to do: [usually singular] Parents use this report as a guide when choosing schools for their children.
Guide (also Girl Guide) a girl who belongs to an organization in the UK that teaches practical things like living outside, and how to work as part of a team
the Guides an organization in the UK that teaches girls practical skills and how to work as part of a team
(Definition of guide noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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