navigates
Charts a course
Navigates is the verb form of navigate, meaning to find one's way through space or complexity.
A ship navigates coastal waters; a driver navigates city traffic; a student navigates high school social hierarchies.
The word implies both movement and the skill or effort required to reach a destination: She navigates the bureaucracy with ease.
Controls direction of travel
- guidesThose who show directions
- chartsVisual data displays
- plotsSecret plans or storylines
- coursesAcademic subjects or meal stages
routes · directs · maneuvers · pilots · orients · maps · compasses · waypoints
Looks through casually
- clicksBrief sharp sounds
- scrollsRolled written records
- searchesMultiple seeking efforts
- hyperlinksClickable webpage references
menus · interfaces · websites · pages · tabs · URLs · browsers · cursors
Wind-catching boat fabric
- captainsLeaders of ships or teams
- steersControls direction of travel
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- tacksShort sharp-headed nails
channels · harbors · buoys · lighthouses · currents · shoals · reefs · straits
Planned strategic movements
- negotiatesDiscusses to reach agreement
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- managesDirects or copes
- overcomesDefeats or masters
traverses · works through · weathers · circumvents · skirts · tackles · copes · strategizes
Negotiation between nations
- tactSensitivity in speech
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
hierarchies · dynamics · networking · etiquette · protocols · customs · norms · boundaries
steers
Controls direction of travel
courses · routes · directs · maneuvers · pilots · orients · maps · compasses · waypoints · bearings
browses
Looks through casually
hyperlinks · menus · interfaces · websites · pages · tabs · URLs · browsers · cursors · touchscreen
sails
Wind-catching boat fabric
tacks · channels · harbors · buoys · lighthouses · currents · shoals · reefs · straits · passages
maneuvers
Planned strategic movements
- negotiatesDiscusses to reach agreement
- handlesGrasping parts or manages
- managesDirects or copes
overcomes · traverses · works through · weathers · circumvents · skirts · tackles · copes · strategizes · adapts
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
relationships · hierarchies · dynamics · networking · etiquette · protocols · customs · norms · boundaries · conversations
navigatesgets lost
Becomes unable to navigate
flounders · goes astray · blunders · stumbles
navigatesdrifts
Moves without direction
follows · goes with the flow · floats · tags along · trails
- GPS navigationSatellite-based directional system
- navigation systemDevice for finding routes
- navigation mapsGuides for reaching destinations
- navigation aidsDevices assisting route-finding
- navigation appDigital tool for directions
- satellite navigationSpace-based location and routing
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