steer vs guidance

steer and guidance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
steer	Yes	No	Yes	No
guidance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, guidance is a hypernym of steer; that is, guidance is a word with a broader meaning than steer:

steer: an indication of potential opportunity
guidance: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Other hypernyms of steer include counsel, counseling, counselling, direction.

steer (noun)	guidance (noun)
castrated bull	the act of setting and holding a course
an indication of potential opportunity	the act of guiding or showing the way
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

steer (verb)	guidance (verb)
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
direct (oneself) somewhere
be a guiding or motivating force or drive