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Definitions of direction
  1. noun
    the act of setting and holding a course
    "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

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  2. noun
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    "he had no direction in his life"
  3. noun
    the act of managing something
    "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

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  4. noun
    a line leading to a place or point
    "he looked the other direction"

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  5. noun
    a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

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  6. noun
    something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
  7. noun
    a message describing how something is to be done
    "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

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  8. noun
    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"
  9. noun
    the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
Definition that contains direction
  • rule directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
  • dish directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  • recipe directions for making something
  • prescription directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
  • formula directions for making something
  • saucer directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  • rearward direction toward the rear
  • rubric directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
  • dish antenna directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
  • goniometer direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals
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