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• guide — [gīd] vt. guided, guiding [ME giden < OFr guider < guide < It guida < Goth * wida, leader, guide < * witan, to observe, akin to OE witan, to see: see WISE1] 1. to point out the way for; direct on a course; conduct; lead 2. to… …   English World dictionary

• Guide dog — For the 2010 album by Helmet, see Seeing Eye Dog. A blind man is led by his guide dog in Brasília, Brazil …   Wikipedia

• guide — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that helps you plan what you are going to do ADJECTIVE ▪ approximate, general, rough ▪ accurate VERB + GUIDE ▪ give (sb), pro …   Collocations dictionary

• guide — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gide, guide, from Anglo French, from Old Occitan guida, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wītan to look after, witan to know more at wit Date: 14th century 1. a. one that leads or directs another s way b. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Act 250 (Vermont law) — In the spring of 1970, the Vermont legislature passed [http://www.nrb.state.vt.us/lup/statute.htm Act 250] , known as the Land Use and Development Act. Development pressures resulting from the opening of two interstate highways (I 89 and I 91)… …   Wikipedia

• guide´less — guide «gyd», verb, guid|ed, guid|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to show the way; lead; direct; conduct: »The Indian scout guided the explorers through the mountain pass. The President skillfully guided the country t …   Useful english dictionary

• Guide number — The guide number for an electronic flash measures its ability to illuminate the subject to be photographed at a specific film or sensor speed and angle of view. A higher guide number indicates a more powerful flash.For example, doubling the guide …   Wikipedia

• guide — guide1 [ gaıd ] noun count *** ▸ 1 someone who shows you place ▸ 2 someone giving advice ▸ 3 book ▸ 4 for making judgment ▸ 5 for finding place/amount 1. ) someone whose job is to take care of a group of people who are visiting a place and give… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• guide — I UK [ɡaɪd] / US noun [countable] Word forms guide : singular guide plural guides *** 1) a) a book about a city, country, or area The Complete Guide to Norway They publish a range of city guides. travel guide: It is worth buying a good travel… …   English dictionary

• guide — n. & v. n. 1 a person who leads or shows the way, or directs the movements of a person or group. 2 a person who conducts travellers on tours etc. 3 a professional mountain climber in charge of a group. 4 an adviser. 5 a directing principle or… …   Useful english dictionary

• guide rope — noun a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * noun : a rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length and used especially to preserve altitude by variation… …   Useful english dictionary