dance vs guide

dance

verb
  • To perform the steps to. 

  • To make a repetitive movement in order to communicate to other worker honey bees. 

  • To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about. 

  • To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music. 

  • To kick and convulse from the effects of being hanged. 

  • To leap or move lightly and rapidly. 

  • To make love or have sex. 

noun
  • A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. 

  • A genre of modern music characterised by sampled beats, repetitive rhythms and few lyrics. 

  • A piece of music with a particular dance rhythm. 

  • The art, profession, and study of dancing. 

  • A normally horizontal stripe called a fess that has been modified to zig-zag across the center of a coat of arms from dexter to sinister. 

  • The death throes of a hanged person. 

  • A social gathering where dancing is the main activity. 

  • A battle of wits, especially one commonly fought between two rivals. 

  • A repetitive movement used in communication between worker honey bees. 

guide

verb
  • to act as a guide. 

  • to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. 

  • to exert control or influence over someone or something. 

  • to supervise the education or training of someone. 

  • to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot. 

noun
  • Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. 

  • A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery. 

  • A sign that guides people; guidepost. 

  • A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel. 

  • A spirit believed to speak through a medium. 

  • A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest. 

  • A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. 

  • Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference. 

How often have the words dance and guide occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )