direction

Noun
  1. A line leading to a place or point (synset 108697710)
    "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
    is a type of: itinerary, path, route - an established line of travel or access
    subtypes:
    • aim, bearing, heading - the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
    • 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
    same as: way
  2. The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves (synset 113849639)
    "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
    tells us about:
    • incoming - arriving at a place or position
    • outgoing - leaving a place or a position
    is a type of: position, spatial relation - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    subtypes:
    • frontage - the direction in which something (such as a building) faces
    • orientation - position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
    • opposition - a direction opposite to another
    • windward - the direction from which the wind is coming
    • leeward - the direction in which the wind is blowing
    • seaward - the direction toward the sea
    • compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
    • compass north, magnetic north, 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
    • east - the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
    • southeast - the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point
    • south - the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
    • southwest - the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
    • west - the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
    • northwest - the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
  3. A general course along which something has a tendency to develop (synset 106206950)
    "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"
    is a type of: disposition, inclination, tendency - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    subtypes: tenor - a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
  4. Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action (synset 106663446)
    is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    subtypes:
    same as: counsel, counseling, counselling, guidance
  5. The act of managing something (synset 101135602)
    "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
    is a type of: social control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
    subtypes:
    same as: management
  6. A message describing how something is to be done (synset 106799486)
    "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
    is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
    subtypes:
    • rule - any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
    • prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
    • rubric - directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book)
    • misdirection - incorrect directions or instructions
    • address, destination, name and address - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    • markup - detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
    • prescription - directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions
    • formula, recipe - directions for making something
    • rule - directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
    • 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
    same as: instruction
  7. The act of setting and holding a course (synset 100816981)
    "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
    is a type of: control - the activity of managing or exerting control over something
    subtypes:
    • driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
    • aim - the action of directing something at an object
    • navigation, pilotage, piloting - the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
    • celestial guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies
    • inertial guidance, inertial navigation - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces
    • command guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile
    • terrestrial guidance - a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field
    same as: guidance, steering
  8. A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something (synset 107184131)
    "the judge's charge to the jury"
    is a type of: bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
    subtypes: misdirection - an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge
    same as: charge, commission
  9. The concentration of attention or energy on something (synset 105712641)
    "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
    is a type of: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion - complete attention; intense mental effort
    subtypes: particularism - a focus on something particular
    same as: centering, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing

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