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di·rec·tion
 direction
- pronunciation:
- d
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shn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of directing.
- synonyms:
- guidance
- similar words:
- administration, command, conduct, control, handling, management, oversight, supervision
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| definition 2: |
instruction on which way to go or how to do something.
Directions are on the side of the box.- synonyms:
- instruction
- similar words:
- explanation, recipe
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| definition 3: |
an order or command.
- synonyms:
- command, dictate, directive, order
- similar words:
- behest, bidding, call, charge, edict, instruction
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| definition 4: |
the way in which one may face or travel.
Shall we go in a northern direction?- similar words:
- bearing, course, heading, route, way
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| definition 5: |
control, as for a purpose.
Your life has no direction.- synonyms:
- purpose
- similar words:
- aim, intention
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| definition 6: |
a stage or film director's decisions regarding a production.
- similar words:
- filmmaking
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| definition 7: |
course, tendency, or inclination.
He gave the country a new direction.- similar words:
- course, current, drift, inclination, orientation, path, road, tendency, tenor, track, trend
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| related words: |
career, commission, demand, disposal, disposition, hand, imperative, manual, point, tutelage, wind, word |
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