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di·rec·tion

direction

 
 
pronunciation:
d rek shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act or an instance of directing.
synonyms:
guidance
similar words:
administration, command, conduct, control, handling, management, oversight, supervision
definition 2: (usu. pl.) instruction on which way to go or how to do something.
Directions for making the muffins are on the side of the box.We were completely lost, so we found someone and asked for directions.According to these directions, we should turn left at the next stop light.
synonyms:
instruction
similar words:
explanation, recipe
definition 3: an order or command.
synonyms:
command, dictate, directive, order
similar words:
behest, bidding, call, charge, edict, instruction
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
definition 5: control, as for a purpose.
Your life has no direction.
synonyms:
purpose
similar words:
aim, intention
definition 6: a stage or film director's decisions regarding a production.
similar words:
filmmaking
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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