Definition of dire

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Dire (superl.) Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens..

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Sail :: Sail (v. t.) To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to sail one's own ship..
For :: For (prep.) Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; /ntending to go to..
Work :: Work (n.) The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg..
Horizontally :: Horizontally (adv.) In a horizontal direction or position; on a level; as, moving horizontally..
Random :: Random (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess..
Wind :: Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees..
Intuitionalism :: Intuitionalism (n.) The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; -- opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism..
Anemography :: Anemography (n.) The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph..
Purpose :: Purpose (n.) That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan..
Oblique :: Oblique (v. i.) To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
Plump :: Plump (a. & v.) Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly.
But :: But (v. t.) A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed; as, the butt of the company..
Cynosure :: Cynosure (n.) The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed..
Direct :: Direct (v. t.) To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army..
Command :: Command (v. t.) To direct to come; to bestow.
Command :: Command (v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.
Probe :: Probe (n.) An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc..
Concentre :: Concentre (v. t.) To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate..
Obliquely :: Obliquely (adv.) In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.
Intent :: Intent (a.) Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object; sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with to, but now with on; as, intent on business or pleasure..
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