directive |
providing direction or indication. [2 definitions] |
directly |
in a direct line or way; straight. [4 definitions] |
direct mail |
advertisements, appeals for donations, and the like, mailed to a large number of people. |
direct object |
in grammar, the element of a sentence that represents the object, goal, or receiver of the action of a verb, such as "the ball" in "She kicked the ball." (Cf. indirect object, subject.) |
director |
one person, or one of a committee of persons, who guides the affairs of a corporation, association, agency, or other organization. [3 definitions] |
directorate |
the office or position of a director. [2 definitions] |
directory |
an index of names, locations, and often other data, such as a listing of telephone subscribers' names, addresses, and telephone numbers, or a listing of building occupants and their room numbers. [4 definitions] |
direct primary election |
a preliminary election in which candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people. (Cf. closed primary election.) |
direct tax |
a tax collected by the government directly from the person who must pay it, such as income tax or property tax. |
direful |
awful; terrible. [2 definitions] |
dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. [2 definitions] |
dirham |
the chief monetary unit of Morocco, equaling one hundred centimes. [3 definitions] |
dirigible |
an airship that can be steered or guided, such as a blimp. [2 definitions] |
dirk |
a dagger with a long straight blade. [2 definitions] |
dirndl |
a full, gathered skirt, or a dress with such a skirt, usu. in bright colors. |
dirt |
loose earth or soil. [5 definitions] |
dirt bike |
a motorbike equipped to travel off paved roads. |
dirt-cheap |
(informal) extremely inexpensive. [2 definitions] |
dirt farmer |
(informal) a farmer who works his own land without hired help or tenants. |
dirty |
unclean; soiled. [10 definitions] |
dirty linen |
private matters that one would be embarrassed or ashamed to have made public. |