direction
/dɝˈɛkʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn''t know the way home"
Noun
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
Noun
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn''t follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
Noun
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Noun
the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
Noun
a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
Noun
the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
Noun
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge''s charge to the jury"
Noun
the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
Synonyms
centering
charge
commission
counsel
counseling
counselling
focal point
focus
focusing
focussing
guidance
instruction
management
steering
way
More General Terms
absorption
bid
bidding
command
concentration
content
control
dictation
disposition
engrossment
immersion
inclination
itinerary
message
path
position
route
social control
spatial relation
subject matter
substance
tendency
More Specific Terms
address
administration
aim
authorisation
authorization
bearing
canalisation
canalization
career counseling
celestial guidance
channelisation
channelization
command guidance
compass north
compass point
conducting
confidential information
course
cynosure
database management
destination
disenfranchisement
disposal
driving
east
east-west direction
empowerment
finance
formula
frontage
genetic counseling
guidance
guideline
handling
heading
hint
homemaking
inertial guidance
inertial navigation
lead
leeward
magnetic north
markup
marriage counseling
misconduct
misdirection
mismanagement
name and address
navigation
north
northeast
north-south direction
northwest
opposition
orientation
oversight
particularism
pilotage
piloting
point
prescript
prescription
qibla
recipe
road map
rubric
rule
seaward
south
southeast
southwest
stage direction
steer
steering
style
superintendence
supervising
supervision
system command
tendency
tenor
terrestrial guidance
tip
treatment
trend
west
wind
windward