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- pronunciation:
- d
rek
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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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: |
(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
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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 |
adjective + (n.)direction
axial,
cardinal,
causal,
changing,
clockwise,
counterclockwise,
desired,
different,
downward,
driving,
expected,
explicit,
forward,
future,
horizontal,
lateral,
northerly,
opposing,
opposite,
perpendicular,
predicted,
preferred,
reverse,
right,
southerly,
spiritual,
strategic,
unexpected,
upward,
vertical,
wrong
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verb + (n.)direction
align, branch, change, chart, dart, drift, flow, follow, gesture, glance, head, move, orient, point, reverse, rotate, scatter, steer, tilt, veer
(n.)direction
+ verb
drain, rinse
noun + (n.)direction
arrow, beam, clarity, compass, glance, guidance, label, lane, lighting, manufacturer, mile, package, pasta, propagation, speed, step, velocity, wind, winning
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The word direction
contains the following parts:
di-3
Latin
prefix
that means not, apart, reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix di-3 is a form of dis- used before roots beginning with "v," "g," and "s," such as "vert," "gress," and "rect." See dis-3
Example words:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
Example words:
correct, corrigible, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, incorrigible, irregular, rectangle, rectify, rectitude, rector, regal, regalia, regent, regicide, regime, regimen, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
ablation, abrasion, accession, action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, compassionate, conclusion, condition, confusion, congestion, construction, direction, diction, dictionary, exclusion, expedition, fusion, illusion, immersion, incision, interaction, inquisition, mission, nation, omission, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, rendition, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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