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| beacon |
a signal of light or radio waves that guides or warns ships or aircraft. |
| big brother |
(sometimes cap.) a man who befriends and guides a disadvantaged boy, often under the auspices of a social agency. [1/3 definitions] |
| bridge1 |
a high platform on a ship. The captain guides or controls the ship from the bridge. [1/4 definitions] |
| conductor |
one who conducts, leads, or guides. [1/4 definitions] |
| dictate |
(often plural) a rule or requirement that guides or controls what one does. [1/3 definitions] |
| director |
a person who guides the affairs of a business or other organization. [1/2 definitions] |
| epitaxy |
the growth of a crystalline layer on an existing crystal that guides its development. |
| ground control |
the system, or its technology or operators, that guides the flights of aircraft or spacecraft from stations on the ground. |
| guide |
(cap.) a member of the Guides, a world-wide organization for girls that teaches practical skills and independence. [1/11 definitions] |
| jackstay |
a rope or rod that runs up and down a ship's mast and guides the yard when raised or lowered. [1/3 definitions] |
| leader |
a person who directs or guides others or who has the most power in a group. |
| lodestar |
something that guides, leads, or directs, such as a principle or ambition. [1/2 definitions] |
| pilot |
a person who guides a ship into or out of a harbor, or through otherwise difficult waters. [1/3 definitions] |
| policymaking |
the creation and modification of policy, esp. that which guides a government's actions. |
| precept |
a basic rule, principle, or directive that guides action, moral conduct, or thought. |
| purpose |
a reason or plan that guides an action; design or goal. [1/3 definitions] |
| rudder |
something that similarly controls or guides direction, such as a leader or an ideal. [1/2 definitions] |
| rule |
a law or direction that guides behavior or action. [1/3 definitions] |
| shepherd |
a person who guides and protects. [1/3 definitions] |
| supervisor |
a person who watches over other workers and who guides and disciplines them. |
| torch |
that which enlightens, illuminates, guides, or inspires. [1/6 definitions] |
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