Guide and Yardstick

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

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Yardstick is a synonym for guide in standard topic. In some cases you can use "Yardstick" instead a noun "Guide".

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

Yardstick noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

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Guide is a synonym for yardstick in standard topic. You can use "Guide" instead a noun "Yardstick", if it concerns topics such as gauge.

good	good guide	good yardstick
excellent	excellent guide	excellent yardstick

The dragonfly in The Tortoise and the Hare is hidden in some very obscure places, and is commonly used as the yardstick for levels of obscurity when it comes to other Guide Dang Its.

Source: Video Game / Living Books

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