Definition of direction

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of direction is as below...

Direction (n.) The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction..

Lern More About Direction

Anticlinal :: Anticlinal (a.) Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See Synclinal.
Scatter :: Scatter (v. t.) To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.
Reverse :: Reverse (a.) That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction..
North :: North (a.) Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north..
Time-table :: Time-table (n.) A plane surface divided in one direction with lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other with lines representing miles, and having diagonals (usually movable strings) representing the speed and position of various trains..
Order :: Order (n.) A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.
Went :: Went (n.) Course; way; path; journey; direction.
Effort :: Effort (n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.
Spiritous :: Spiritoso (a. & adv.) Spirited; spiritedly; -- a direction to perform a passage in an animated, lively manner..
Equatorially :: Equatorially (adv.) So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.
Government :: Government (n.) The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government..
Misdirection :: Misdirection (n.) The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed..
Board :: Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..
Helmage :: Helmage (n.) Guidance; direction.
Leeward :: Leeward (a.) Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship..
Marcato :: Marcato (a.) In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a direction.
Lineal :: Lineal (a.) In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line; measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal magnitude..
Cookbook :: Cookbook (n.) A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery book.
Manage :: Manage (n.) To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.
Random :: Random (n.) The direction of a rake-vein.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us