Direct

verb

dɪ'rɛkt

Adjective

in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
“a direct descendant of the king”
“direct heredity”
Similar:Lineal
See also:Related
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
“in direct sunlight”
“in direct contact with the voters”
“direct exposure to the disease”
Similar:Unmediated
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
“a direct quotation”
Similar:Verbatim
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
“a direct route”
“a direct flight”
“a direct hit”
See also:Straight
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
“a direct question”
“a direct response”
“a direct approach”
See also:HonestHonorable
being an immediate result or consequence
“a direct result of the accident”
lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
“the direct opposite”
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
“direct current”
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)”
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
“criticism directed at her superior”
“direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself”
Similar:Aim Place Point Target
Type of:Aim Train Take
cause to go somewhere
“He directed all his energies into his dissertation”
Similar:Send
Type of:DisplaceMove
command with authority
“He directed the children to do their homework”
Type of:OrderTellSay
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
“I directed them towards the town hall”
Type of:AppriseInstructApprize
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Similar:Engineer Mastermind OrchestrateOrganiseOrganize
Type of:Plan
put an address on (an envelope)
Similar:Address
Type of:Label
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Similar:Aim Calculate
Type of:SpecifyIntendDestine
lead, as in the performance of a composition
Similar:Conduct Lead
Type of:ExecuteDoPerform
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Similar:ChanneliseChannelizeGuide Head Maneuver
Type of:ControlCommand
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Similar:Aim Take Train
Type of:Position
take somebody somewhere
Similar:Conduct Guide Lead Take
be in charge of
Type of:HandleDealCare
guide the actors in (plays and films)
Type of:MakeCreate

without deviation
“the path leads directly to the lake”
“went direct to the office”
Similar:Directly Straight