guide

Strongest matches

counselor, mentor, model, pilot, teacher

Strong matches

adviser, attendant, captain, chaperon, cicerone, conductor, controller, convoy, criterion, design, director, docent, escort, example, exemplar, exhibitor, genie, genius, guru, ideal, inspiration, lead, leader, lodestar, monitor, paradigm, pathfinder, pattern, pioneer, rudder, scout, standard, superintendent, usher, vanguard

Weak match

guiding spirit

Strongest matches

catalog, clue, directory, guidebook, handbook, key, manual

Strong matches

ABCs, beacon, bellwether, Bible, compendium, enchiridion, landmark, lodestar, mark, marker, pointer, print, sign, signal, signpost, telltale, tip-off

Weak matches

chapter and verse, guiding light, hot lead, no-no's, the book, the numbers, vade mecum

Strongest matches

accompany, advise, educate, escort, govern, handle, influence, instruct, manage, maneuver, navigate, oversee, regulate, see, shepherd, steer, supervise, sway, teach, train, usher

Strong matches

attend, beacon, chaperon, command, conduct, contrive, control, convoy, counsel, coxswain, engineer, marshal, pilot, quarterback, route, rule, show, spearhead, superintend

Weak matches

have a handle on, show the way, trailblaze