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direct
/dɪ'rɛkt/
Synonyms of direct Antonyms of direct Examples of direct Usage of direct Parts of direct Definition that contains direct Words sounding like direct Explanation of direct

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Definitions of direct
  1. verb
    plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

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    engineer mastermind orchestrate organise organize
    type of:
    plan
  2. verb
    take somebody somewhere

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    conduct guide lead take
  3. adjective
    having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
    "in direct sunlight" "in direct contact with the voters" "direct exposure to the disease" "a direct link" "the direct cause of the accident" "direct vote"

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    unmediated immediate
  4. verb
    put an address on (an envelope)

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    address
    type of:
    label
  5. verb
    specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

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    aim calculate
  6. verb
    lead, as in the performance of a composition

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    conduct lead
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    execute do perform
  7. adjective
    in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
    "a direct descendant of the king" "direct heredity"

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    lineal matrilinear patrilineal patrilinear matrilineal unilateral
  8. verb
    cause to go somewhere
    "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"

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    send
    type of:
    displace move
  9. adjective
    in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
    "a direct quotation"

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    verbatim exact
  10. adverb
    without deviation
    "the path leads directly to the lake" "went direct to the office"

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    directly straight
  11. verb
    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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    channelise channelize guide head maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre point steer
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    control command
  12. verb
    intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
    "criticism directed at her superior" "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

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    aim place point target
    type of:
    take aim aim train take
  13. verb
    point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

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    aim take take aim train
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    position
  14. verb
    be in charge of
    type of:
    handle deal care manage
  15. adjective
    being an immediate result or consequence
    "a direct result of the accident"

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    primary
  16. verb
    command with authority
    "He directed the children to do their homework"
    type of:
    order tell say enjoin
  17. adjective
    direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
    "a direct route" "a direct flight" "a direct hit"

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    straightforward point-blank undeviating nonstop unswerving through door-to-door
    Opposite:
    indirect
  18. verb
    give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
    "I directed them towards the town hall"
  19. verb
    guide the actors in (plays and films)
    type of:
    make create
  20. adjective
    lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
    "the direct opposite"

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    absolute
  21. adjective
    moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
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    retrograde
  22. adjective
    (of a current) flowing in one direction only
    "direct current"
    Opposite:
    alternating
  23. adjective
    similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
    "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
    Opposite:
    inverse
  24. adjective
    straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
    "a direct question" "a direct response" "a direct approach"

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    plainspoken point-blank pointed upfront bluff blunt brutal candid flat-footed flatfooted forthright frank free-spoken man-to-man no-nonsense outspoken plain square straight straight-from-the-shoulder straightforward unvarnished
    Opposite:
    indirect
Examples of direct
  • "in direct sunlight"
  • "in direct contact with the voters"
  • "direct exposure to the disease"
  • "a direct link"
  • "the direct cause of the accident"
  • "direct vote"
  • "a direct descendant of the king"
  • "direct heredity"
  • "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
  • "a direct quotation"
  • "the path leads directly to the lake"
  • "went direct to the office"
  • "criticism directed at her superior"
  • "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
  • "a direct result of the accident"
  • "He directed the children to do their homework"
  • "a direct route"
  • "a direct flight"
  • "a direct hit"
  • "I directed them towards the town hall"
  • "the direct opposite"
  • "direct current"
  • "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
  • "a direct question"
  • "a direct response"
  • "a direct approach"
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