Guide and Key

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Guide noun - One that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy.

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Key is a synonym for guide in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Guide", when it comes to topics like information, pointer.

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

Usage example: in order to know what those dotted lines represent, you'll need to look at the key

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Guide is a synonym for key in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Guide" instead a noun "Key", if it concerns topics such as answer.

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

old	old guide	old key
similar	similar guide	similar key
certain	certain guide	certain key
original	original guide	original key
Other adjectives: free, actual, real, big, main, ancient, new, major, final, minor, mysterious, aforementioned, fifth.

Similarly, some textbooks come with a smaller book that's an answer key or study guide.

Source: Schmuck Bait / New Media
Charley looks up a guide on how to pick locks when trying to break into Jerry's house, but he gives up and looks for a key instead.

Source: Film / Fright Night (2011)
Guide Dang It: Good luck figuring out where to find the key in Rahab without looking it up.

Source: Video Game / Crimson Shroud

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