Guide and Nod

Guide

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

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

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

Nod verb - To make short up-and-down movements.

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Guide and nod are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guide" instead a verb "Nod".

Nearby Words: nodded, nodding

good	good guide	good nod
best	best guide	best nod
similar	similar guide	similar nod
short	short guide	short nod
Other adjectives: original, friendly, definite, real, big, huge, little, quick, cute, major, minor, visual.

Ascended Meme: Waluigi's description in the official Prima guide is "It's always Waluigi time." A statue of Baby Pink Gold Peach appears in the background of GCN Baby Park, as a nod to fans who jokingly suggest her to be playable.

Source: Video Game / Mario Kart 8
Continuity Nod: The player's guide tosses one in with the hint about how to turn Ceres back to normal.

Source: Video Game / King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
This doesn't make the AK any less bizarre to find in the game, but its inclusion is more likely a nod to its equally bizarre thumbs up from The Zombie Survival Guide than any fear of gun-related lawsuits.

Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead

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