| Main Entry: | beacon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | light used as signal, guide |
Synonyms: |
alarm, alert, balefire, beam, bonfire, flare, guidepost, heliograph, lamp, lantern, lighthouse, lodestar, pharos, radar, rocket, sign, signal fire, smoke signal, warning signal, watchtower |
| Main Entry: | beam |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ray of light |
Synonyms: |
bar, beacon, chink, column, dartle, emission, finger, flicker, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glow, laser, radiation, ray, shaft, shimmer, shoot, sparkle, streak, stream, twinkle |
| Notes: | ray is distinguished from beam in that it describes a smaller quantity of light (beam being a collection of parallel rays) |
| Main Entry: | bonfire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large prepared fire |
Synonyms: |
beacon, conflagration, feu de joie, pyre |
| Main Entry: | buoy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | floating device |
Synonyms: |
beacon, drift, float, guide, marker, signal |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | information, instructions |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, beacon*, bellwether, bible, catalog, chapter and verse, clue, compendium, directory, enchiridion, guidebook, guiding light, handbook, hot lead, key, landmark, lodestar, manual, mark, marker, no-no's, pointer, print, sign, signal, signpost, telltale, the book, the numbers, tip-off, vade mecum |
| Main Entry: | guide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | direct, lead |
Synonyms: |
accompany, advise, attend, beacon*, chaperon, command, conduct, contrive, control, convoy, counsel, coxswain, educate, engineer, escort, govern, handle, have a handle on, influence, instruct, manage, maneuver, marshal, navigate, oversee, pilot, quarterback, regulate, route, rule, see, shepherd, show, show the way, spearhead*, steer, superintend, supervise, sway, teach, trailblaze, train, usher |
Antonyms: |
abandon, leave, misguide, mislead, neglect |
| Main Entry: | indicator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sign |
Synonyms: |
barometer, beacon, clue, dial, gauge, guide, hint, index, mark, meter, omen, pointer, signal, symbol, warning |
| Main Entry: | lamp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lantern |
Synonyms: |
beacon, flashlight, gas lamp, gaslight, hurricane lamp, kerosene lamp, light, searchlight, torch |
| Main Entry: | lantern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lamp |
Synonyms: |
beacon, flashlight, gas lamp, gaslight, hurricane lamp, kerosene lamp, light, searchlight, torch |
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | luminescence from sun or other source |
Synonyms: |
aurora, beacon, blaze, brightness, brilliance, brilliancy, bulb, candle, coruscation, dawn, daybreak, daylight, daytime, effulgence, emanation, flare, flash, fulgor, glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glitter, glow, illumination, incandescence, irradiation, lambency, lamp, lantern, lighthouse, luminosity, luster, morn, morning, phosphorescence, radiance, radiation, ray, refulgence, scintillation, sheen, shine, sparkle, splendor, star, sun, sunbeam, sunrise, sunshine, taper, torch, window |
Antonyms: |
dark, darkness, night, obscurity |