Synonyms of the word guidepost


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guidepost

  • n. A signpost.
  • n. (by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.

guideline

  • n. A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
  • n. A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
  • n. A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.

regulation

  • n. (uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
  • n. (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct…
  • n. (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention…
  • n. (genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
  • n. (medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.
  • adj. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

rule

  • n. A regulation, law, guideline.
  • n. A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
  • n. A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as…
  • n. A regulating principle.
  • n. The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
  • n. A normal condition or state of affairs.
  • n. (obsolete) Conduct; behaviour.
  • n. (law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or…
  • n. (mathematics) A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
  • n. (printing, dated) A thin plate of brass or other metal, of the same height as the type, and used for printing…
  • v. (transitive) To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
  • v. (slang, intransitive) To excel.
  • v. (transitive) To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
  • v. (intransitive) To decide judicially.
  • v. (transitive) To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by…

sign

  • n. (sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication.
  • n. A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures.
  • n. (astrology) An astrological sign.
  • n. (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity. (Note: it is improper to place a sign on the number zero).
  • n. A specific gesture or motion used to communicate by those with speaking or hearing difficulties; now specifically,…
  • n. (uncountable) Sign language in general.
  • n. An omen.
  • n. (medicine) A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, is unlikely to be noticed…
  • n. A military emblem carried on a banner or standard.
  • v. To make a mark.
  • v. To make the sign of the cross.
  • v. To indicate.

signpost

  • n. a post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
  • n. (cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
  • v. (transitive) To install signposts on.
  • v. (transitive) To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
  • v. To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum…
  • v. To signal, as if with a signpost.

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