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direction definition
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Grep of noun direction change of direction direction direction finder directional antenna directionality indirection misdirection self-direction sense of direction stage direction Overview of noun direction The noun direction has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (35) direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point: "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home") 2. (19) direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind") 3. (14) direction -- (a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "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") 4. (5) guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction -- (direction or advice as to a decision or course of action) 5. (3) management, direction -- (the act of managing something "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?") 6. (2) direction, instruction -- (a message describing how something is to be done "he gave directions faster than she could follow them") 7. (1) steering, guidance, direction -- (the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king") 8. commission, charge, direction -- (a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something "the judge's charge to the jury") Grep of adj direction directional directionless Overview of noun direction The noun direction has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (35) direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point: "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home") 2. (19) direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind") 3. (14) direction -- (a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "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") 4. (5) guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction -- (direction or advice as to a decision or course of action) 5. (3) management, direction -- (the act of managing something "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?") 6. (2) direction, instruction -- (a message describing how something is to be done "he gave directions faster than she could follow them") 7. (1) steering, guidance, direction -- (the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king") 8. commission, charge, direction -- (a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something "the judge's charge to the jury")
direction definition
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