Guide and Lecture

Guide

Guide verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.

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Lecture and guide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lecture" instead a verb "Guide".

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

Lecture verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

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Guide and lecture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guide" instead a verb "Lecture".

good	good guide	good lecture
full	full guide	full lecture
detailed	detailed guide	detailed lecture
similar	similar guide	similar lecture
Other adjectives: short, complete, original, helpful, entire, big, serious, little, quick, famous, final, minor, recorded.

character	guide character	lecture character
hero	guide hero	lecture hero
people	guide people	lecture people
children	guide children	lecture children
Other words: world, actions, player, son, heroes, protagonists, writers.

In the space of a 5 minute lecture, Hiccup introduces himself, the other villagers, and the different species of dragon while at the same time sounding almost like a tour guide.

Source: Lecture as Exposition
In "The PTA Disbands", a tour guide in Fort Springfield is giving a lecture on a "fully restored and in ready to fire condition" Civil War cannon aimed directly at the base of a manned lookout tower.

Source: Reality Ensues / Western Animation
Buster Bunny once made a whole episode doing a lecture about this, "Buster's Guide to Goofing Off".

Source: Ridiculous Procrastinator

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