direction
noun
- 1
the act of setting and holding a course
a new council was installed under the direction of the king
- 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
the concentration of attention or energy on something
the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
he had no direction in his life
- 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
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- 6
a message describing how something is to be done
he gave directions faster than she could follow them
- 7
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
the judge's charge to the jury
- 8
a line leading to a place or point
he looked the other direction
didn't know the way home
- 9
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
he checked the direction and velocity of the wind
Also useful for “direction”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “direction”