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Noun

S: (n) usher, guide (someone employed to conduct others)
S: (n) guide (someone who shows the way by leading or advising)
S: (n) guidebook, guide (something that offers basic information or instruction)
S: (n) template, templet, guide (a model or standard for making comparisons)
S: (n) scout, pathfinder, guide (someone who can find paths through unexplored territory)

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S: (n) expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

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W: (v) scout [Related to: scout] (explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody)
W: (v) guide [Related to: guide] (use as a guide) "They had the lights to guide on"

S: (n) guide (a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something)

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S: (n) 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"

S: (n) airdock, hangar, repair shed (a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained)
S: (n) altar (a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made)
S: (n) arcade, colonnade (a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns)
S: (n) arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
S: (n) area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function) "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
S: (n) balcony (a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet)
S: (n) balcony (an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium)
S: (n) bascule (a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw))

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S: (n) boarding (a structure of boards)
S: (n) body (the external structure of a vehicle) "the body of the car was badly rusted"
S: (n) bridge, span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
S: (n) building, edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place) "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
S: (n) building complex, complex (a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures)
S: (n) catchment (a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area))
S: (n) coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix (a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops) "a coil of rope"
S: (n) colonnade (structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns)
S: (n) column, pillar (a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument))
S: (n) corner, quoin ((architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone)
S: (n) cross (a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece)
S: (n) deathtrap (any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed)
S: (n) defensive structure, defense, defence (a structure used to defend against attack) "the artillery battered down the defenses"
S: (n) door (a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)) "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"
S: (n) entablature ((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof)
S: (n) erection (a structure that has been erected)
S: (n) establishment (a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)
S: (n) false bottom (a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom))
S: (n) floor, level, storey, story (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale) "what level is the office on?"
S: (n) fountain (a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises)
S: (n) guide (a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something)
S: (n) house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle (an unstable construction with playing cards) "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
S: (n) housing, lodging, living accommodations (structures collectively in which people are housed)
S: (n) hull (the frame or body of ship)
S: (n) jungle gym (a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play)
S: (n) lamination (a layered structure)
S: (n) landing, landing place (structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)
S: (n) lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory (a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings)
S: (n) masonry (structure built of stone or brick by a mason)

S: (n) memorial, monument (a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)
S: (n) mound, hill (structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones) "they built small mounds to hide behind"
S: (n) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta (any structure that makes progress difficult)
S: (n) partition, divider (a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))
S: (n) platform, weapons platform (any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons)

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S: (n) porch (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)
S: (n) post and lintel (a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel))
S: (n) prefab (a prefabricated structure)
S: (n) projection (any structure that branches out from a central support)
S: (n) public works (structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use)
S: (n) sail (any structure that resembles a sail)
S: (n) set-back, setoff, offset (structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
S: (n) shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
S: (n) shoebox (a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment))
S: (n) signboard, sign (structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted) "the highway was lined with signboards"
S: (n) stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium (a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
S: (n) superstructure (structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck)
S: (n) supporting structure (a structure that serves to support something)
S: (n) tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)
S: (n) transept (structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles)
S: (n) trestlework (a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.)
S: (n) vaulting ((architecture) a vaulted structure) "arches and vaulting"
S: (n) ways, shipway, slipway (structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired)
S: (n) wellhead (a structure built over a well)
S: (n) wind tunnel (a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft)
S: (n) honeycomb (a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae)
S: (n) balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance (equality of distribution)

Verb

S: (v) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
S: (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
S: (v) guide, steer (be a guiding or motivating force or drive) "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
S: (v) guide, guide on (use as a guide) "They had the lights to guide on"

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W: (n) guide [Related to: guide] (someone who shows the way by leading or advising)
W: (n) guide [Related to: guide] (someone who can find paths through unexplored territory)

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S: (v) guide, run, draw, pass (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"