English > direction: 9 senses > noun 1, location| Meaning | A line leading to a place or point. |
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| Example | "he looked the other direction" |
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| Synonym | way |
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| Narrower | bearing, heading, aim | The direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies |
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| course, trend | general line of orientation |
| east-west direction | In a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
| north-south direction | In a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
| qibla | The direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers |
| tendency, trend | A general direction in which something tends to move |
| Broader | path, route, itinerary | An established line of travel or access |
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| Spanish | camino, curso, dirección, rumbo, sentido, trayectoria |
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| Catalan | camí, direcció, rumb, sentit, trajectòria |
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English > direction: 9 senses > noun 2, relation| Meaning | The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves. |
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| Example | "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" |
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| Attributes | incoming | Arriving at a place or position |
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| outgoing | Leaving a place or a position |
| Narrower | compass point, point | Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass |
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| east | The direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point |
| frontage | The direction in which something (such as a building) faces |
| leeward | The direction in which the wind is blowing |
| north, magnetic north, compass north | The direction in which a compass needle points |
| north | The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point |
| northeast | The direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point |
| northwest | The direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point |
| opposition | A direction opposite to another |
| orientation | Position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions |
| seaward | The direction toward the sea |
| south | The direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point |
| southeast | The direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point |
| southwest | The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point |
| west | The direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point |
| windward | The direction from which the wind is coming |
| Broader | position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
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| Spanish | camino, curso, dirección, trayectoria |
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| Catalan | camí, curs, direcció, trajectòria |
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| Adjectives | directional | relating to or indicating directions in space |
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| omnidirectional | not directional |
English > direction: 9 senses > noun 5, act| Meaning | The act of managing something. |
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| Example | "is the direction of the economy a function of government?" |
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| Synonym | management |
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| Narrower | administration, disposal | A method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) |
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| authorization, authorisation, empowerment | The act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
| channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation | management through specified channels of communication |
| conducting | The direction of an orchestra or choir |
| database management | creation and maintenance of a database |
| disenfranchisement | The act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise |
| finance | The management of money and credit and banking and investments |
| guidance, steering | The act of guiding or showing the way / way |
| homemaking | The management of a household |
| misconduct | bad / bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf |
| mismanagement, misdirection | management that is careless or inefficient / inefficient |
| supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight | management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group |
| treatment, handling | The management of someone or something |
| Broader | social control | Control exerted (actively or passively) by group action |
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| Spanish | administración, dirección, gerencia, gerente, gestión, management |
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| Catalan | direcció, gerència, gestió |
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| Adjectives | directional | relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal |
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English > direction: 9 senses > noun 6, communication| Meaning | A message describing how something is to be done. |
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| Example | "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" |
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| Synonym | instruction |
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| Narrower | address, destination, name and address | written directions for finding some location |
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| markup | Detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed |
| misdirection | Incorrect directions or instructions |
| prescription | Directions prescribed beforehand |
| recipe, formula | Directions for making something |
| rubric | Directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book) |
| rule, prescript | Prescribed guide for conduct or action |
| rule | directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted |
| rule | Any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order |
| stage direction | An instruction written as part of the script of a play |
| style | editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display |
| system command | A computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
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| Spanish | consejo, guía, instrucción, orientación |
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| Catalan | consell, guia, instrucció, orientació |
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