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direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
the act of setting and holding a course
Synonyms: guidance, steering,
Examples:
A new council was installed under the direction of the king.
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
the concentration of attention or energy on something
Synonyms: centering, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing,
Examples:
He had no direction in his life.
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
the act of managing something
Synonyms: management,
Examples:
Is the direction of the economy a function of government?.
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
a line leading to a place or point
Synonyms: way,
Examples:
He looked the other direction.
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Synonyms: charge, commission,
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
a message describing how something is to be done
Synonyms: instruction,
Examples:
He gave directions faster than she could follow them.
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
Examples:
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.
direction
noun(di-rec-tion)
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Examples:
He checked the direction and velocity of the wind.

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