guideword

1. 1.

   a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page

   Synonymsguide wordcatchword

   Broaderword

Other forms of guideword

plural

guidewords·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about guideword

What does guideword mean?

guideword means "a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page".

How many syllables are in guideword?

guideword has 4 syllables: gu-i-de-word. The stress falls on "i".

What is another word for guideword?

Close synonyms include guide word, catchword. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is guideword a common word?

guideword is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.