GUIDEPOST

guidepost, guideline, rule of thumb

(noun) a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

signpost, guidepost

(noun) a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

guidepost (plural guideposts)

A signpost.

(by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.

Source: Wiktionary


Guide"post`, n.

Definition: A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to direct travelers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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