Home › Words › G › guidewordguidewordguideword means A word or phrase that serves as one's guide.EtymologyFrom guide + word.nounA word or phrase that serves as one's guide.e.g.“Naturalness is perhaps the best guideword to keep in mind.” — 1947, Wilson Library Bulletin, page 528:A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry.e.g.“Secondly, the teacher-librarian must know how to use books herself to find information — title page, table of contents, index, guidewords, etc.” — 1936, Wilson Bulletin for Librarians, page 18:A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word from the following page.Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.guidee 73% match — One who is guided. vs guideword →guider 70% match — One who guides. vs guideword →guidant 65% match — guiding; providing guide vs guideword →guidewheel 65% match — The wheel used to guide a machine or vehicle; a steering wheel. vs guideword →beguide 64% match — To guide, direct vs guideword →guideship 63% match — The role or status of guide. vs guideword →guiding 63% match — Guidance. vs guideword →guidelight 62% match — A light that serves to guide. vs guideword →