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direction
direction - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
direction
Definition
(noun) a line leading to a place or point
Synonyms
:
way
Example Sentence
he looked the other direction
didn't know the way home
Definition
(noun) the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Example Sentence
he checked the direction and velocity of the wind
Definition
(noun) a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Synonyms
:
counsel
,
counseling
,
counselling
,
guidance
Definition
(noun) the act of managing something
Synonyms
:
management
Example Sentence
he was given overall management of the program
is the direction of the economy a function of government?
Definition
(noun) a message describing how something is to be done
Synonyms
:
instruction
Example Sentence
he gave directions faster than she could follow them
Definition
(noun) the act of setting and holding a course
Synonyms
:
guidance
,
steering
Example Sentence
a new council was installed under the direction of the king
Definition
(noun) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Synonyms
:
charge
,
commission
Example Sentence
the judge's charge to the jury
Definition
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something
Synonyms
:
centering
,
focal point
,
focus
,
focusing
,
focussing
Example Sentence
the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
he had no direction in his life
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text: scales in my direction yeah check it out
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