direction

noun

  1. 1

    the act of setting and holding a course

    a new council was installed under the direction of the king

  2. 2

    the act of managing something

    he was given overall management of the program

    is the direction of the economy a function of government?

  3. 3

    the concentration of attention or energy on something

    the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology

    he had no direction in his life

  4. 4

    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

  5. 5

    something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

  6. 6

    a message describing how something is to be done

    he gave directions faster than she could follow them

  7. 7

    a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

    the judge's charge to the jury

  8. 8

    a line leading to a place or point

    he looked the other direction

    didn't know the way home

  9. 9

    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

    he checked the direction and velocity of the wind

Synonyms

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