1. Direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; SYN. counsel, counseling, direction.
2. The act of guiding or showing the way; SYN. guiding, steering.

ETYM Old Eng. giae, French guide, Italian guida. Related to Guide.
Someone who shows the way by leading or advising.

ETYM Hand + book; cf. AS. handbôc, or German handbuch.
A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location; SYN. enchiridion, vade mecum.

1. A slight indication; SYN. clue.
2. An indirect suggestion; SYN. intimation, breath.

ETYM Latin instructio: cf. French instruction.
(Computer science) A line of code written as part of a computer program; SYN. command, statement, program line.

Planning and directing the course of a naval vessel or aircraft; steering; travelling through or over (a body of water, etc.)

A session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students.