I. verb
to put or lead on a course or into the way to be followed
guided them safely through the minefields
Synonyms: conduct, direct, escort, lead, pilot, route, see, shepherd, show, steer
Related Word: accompany, chaperon, convoy; control, manage; contrive, engineer, maneuver
Idioms: set one on one's way
Contrasted words: bewilder, distract, mystify, perplex, puzzle; beguile, deceive, delude, mislead
Antonyms: misguide
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: leader 1, ||bell cow, bellwether, dean, doyen, lead pilot
2.
Synonyms: escort 2
Related Word: conductor, director, leader, pilot
3.
Synonyms: handbook , Baedeker, compendium, enchiridion, guidebook, manual, vade mecum