It depends which dictionary you are looking at. Dictionaries by different companies have a different amount of words on each which effects the guide words.
If the guide words are insect and inspect, then the last word would be "inspect."
Guide words in a dictionary are typically found at the top of each page and provide the first and last word entries on that page. They help users locate words quickly by indicating what range of words can be found on that particular page.
It would depend on the dictionary being used. However, commonly the last word in the "Y" section of a dictionary is "youthquake."
The last word in the Y section of the dictionary is "y-8 aircraft."
The person who invented the Merriam Webster dictionary is Noah Webster.
Guide words are the words printed at the top of each page in a dictionary that indicate the first and last words on that page. They help users quickly locate a word without having to scan the entire page.
It depends on your dictionary. This question is probably to see if you know how to use the dictionary. To find the answer, find the word notable in your dictionary and then you will see the guide words. The guide words are at the top of the page and show the first and last word on the page in order to guide you to your word.In my dictionary, Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, "notable" is on the page with the guide words "Norwegian elkhound" and "note."
Guide words.
In a dictionary, the guide words on a page typically include the first and last entry words on that page. For the word "curious," the guide words might be something like "curtain" as the first word and "curiosity" as the last word. These guide words help users quickly navigate to the desired entry by indicating the range of words covered on that page.
If the guide words are insect and inspect, then the last word would be "inspect."
second guide word
hard, har
they are called guide words, they tell the first word and the last word on the page and that the words on the page will be between these two guide words in alphabetical order. It make words easier to find
The guide words that would appear in a dictionary containing the word "zeolite" would likely be "zeolite" and the words "zeoanthid." The guide words indicate the first and last words on a dictionary page, helping users locate a word quickly.
The guide words found at the top of a page in a dictionary are the first and last words on that page, which help users locate specific words quickly. For example, if the word "harvest" appears on a page in a dictionary, the guide words at the top of that page might be "harm" and "haste." These guide words serve as reference points for users to navigate the dictionary efficiently.
Use the first word that you are defining on a page as one guide word. Use the last one in the same page if necessary. Do the same for the next page.
Look in any dictionary (book, not online!) At the top of each page is a guide word - usually the first or last entry on the page. In the dictionary are words printed in alphabetical order. Each of these entries is an entry word. You could have found this out by googling or looking up in a dictionary : Entry word - Noun, entry word - the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary. citation form, main entry word Guide word - word printed at the top of a page in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc., usually the first or last entry on the page