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direction

/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/noun3 syllables

Direction means: the concentration of attention or energy on something.

Synonyms for direction16

noun, as in the concentration of attention or energy on something

focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, centering, centring

noun, as in something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling

noun, as in the act of setting and holding a course

steering, guidance

noun, as in a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

commission, charge

noun, as in a line leading to a place or point

way

noun, as in the act of managing something

management

noun, as in a message describing how something is to be done

instruction

What does direction mean?9

noun

1

the concentration of attention or energy on something“the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”

2

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

3

the act of setting and holding a course“a new council was installed under the direction of the king”

4

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something“the judge's charge to the jury”

5

a line leading to a place or point“he looked the other direction”

6

the act of managing something“he was given overall management of the program”

7

a message describing how something is to be done“he gave directions faster than she could follow them”

8

the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves“he checked the direction and velocity of the wind”

9

a general course along which something has a tendency to develop“I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with direction?29

two syllables

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All 29 rhymes for direction, grouped by syllable

Direction in a sentence

  • To show direction, the words take the accusative ending.Dejo
  • This book was not a goal, it was a direction.PanShiBo
  • A vector quantity has two characteristics, a magnitude and a direction.Hybrid
  • If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.Adelpa
  • You're going in the wrong direction, aren't you?CK
  • We kept walking in the same direction, hoping to find water.CK
  • So far, you haven't shown a great sense of direction.felidad
  • We are going down the wrong path and in the wrong direction, too.maaster

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of direction

as a noun

plural
directions