Hyphenation of direct

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di-rect

Definitions of direct:

1.
Command with authority
He directed the children to do their homework
2.
Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face Criticism directed at her superior Direct your anger towards others
3.
Not towards yourself
4.
Guide the actors in (plays and films)
5.
Be in charge of
6.
Take somebody somewhere
We lead him to our chief Can you take me to the main entrance? He conducted us to the palace
7.
Cause to go somewhere
The explosion sent the car flying in the air She sent her children to camp He directed all his energies into his dissertation
8.
Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Please don't aim at your little brother! He trained his gun on the burglar Don't train your camera on the women Take a swipe at one's opponent
9.
Lead, as in the performance of a composition
Conduct an orchestra Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
10.
Give directions to
Point somebody into a certain direction I directed them towards the town hall
11.
Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
12.
Direct the course
Determine the direction of travelling
13.
Put an address on (an envelope)
14.
Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
He masterminded the robbery
15.
Direct in spatial dimensions
Proceeding without deviation or interruption Straight and short A direct route A direct flight A direct hit
16.
Having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
In direct sunlight In direct contact with the voters Direct exposure to the disease A direct link The direct cause of the accident Direct vote
17.
Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
A direct question A direct response A direct approach
18.
In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Lineal ancestors Lineal heirs A direct descendant of the king Direct heredity
19.
Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere
Or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
20.
Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
A term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
21.
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
Direct current
22.
Being an immediate result or consequence
A direct result of the accident
23.
In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
A direct quotation Repeated their dialog verbatim
24.
Lacking compromising or mitigating elements
Exact The direct opposite
25.
Without deviation
The path leads directly to the lake Went direct to the office

Synonyms of direct:

adj direct, door-to-door, nonstop, point-blank, short, shortest, straightforward, undeviating, unswerving, through, straight
adj immediate
adj direct, bluff, blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder, no-nonsense, plain, unvarnished, pointed, square, straightforward, flat-footed, man-to-man, upfront, honest, honorable
adj lineal, matrilineal, matrilinear, patrilineal, patrilinear, unilateral, unilateralist, related
adj direct
adj direct
adj direct
adj primary
adj verbatim, exact
adj democratic
adj absolute
verb order, tell, enjoin, say
verb target, aim, place, point, aim, take, train, take aim
verb make, create
verb manage, deal, care, handle
verb lead, take, conduct, guide
verb send, move, displace
verb aim, take, train, take aim, position
verb conduct, lead, perform, execute, do
verb instruct, apprise, apprize
verb calculate, aim, intend, destine, designate, specify
verb steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise, control, command
verb address, label
verb mastermind, engineer, organize, organise, orchestrate, plan
adv directly, straight

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