Direction

noun

dɪ'rɛkʃən

Noun

the act of setting and holding a course
“a new council was installed under the direction of the king”
Similar:GuidanceSteering
Type of:Control
the concentration of attention or energy on something
“he had no direction in his life”
Similar:CenteringFocusFocusingFocussing
Type of:ImmersionConcentrationAbsorption
the act of managing something
“is the direction of the economy a function of government?”
Similar:Management
a line leading to a place or point
“he looked the other direction”
Similar:Way
Type of:ItineraryPathRoute
a message describing how something is to be done
“he gave directions faster than she could follow them”
Similar:Instruction
Type of:MessageSubstanceContent
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”
Type of:TendencyDispositionInclination
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
“he checked the direction and velocity of the wind”
Type of:Position
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Similar:Charge Commission
Type of:DictationBidCommand
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Similar:Counsel CounselingCounsellingGuidance
Type of:ContentSubstanceMessage