signpost
noun
Definitions
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions
(cryptic crosswords) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
verb
Definitions
To install signposts on.
Example: The route wasn't signposted, and we got lost on the way.
To direct (somebody) to services, resources, etc.
To indicate logical progress of a discourse using words or phrases such as now, right, to recap, to sum up, as I was saying, etc.
To signal, as if with a signpost