direct
definition: without deviation
example: the path leads directly to the lake
speech part: adverb
synonyms:
straight
definition: lacking compromising or mitigating elements
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: direct in spatial dimensions
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: (of a current) flowing in one direction only
example: direct current
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
example: a direct question
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
example: a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: moving from west to east on the celestial sphere
example: or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
example: in direct sunlight
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
unmediated
definition: in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
example: a direct quotation
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
verbatim
definition: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
example:
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
lineal
definition: being an immediate result or consequence
example: a direct result of the accident
speech part: adjective
synonyms:
definition: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
example:
speech part: verb
definition: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
aim
definition: command with authority
example: They directed the children to do their homework.
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: give directions to
example: point somebody into a certain direction
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: put an address on (an envelope)
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
address
definition: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
place
definition: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
aim
definition: guide the actors in (plays and films)
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
definition: lead, as in the performance of a composition
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
conduct
definition: direct the course
example: determine the direction of travelling
speech part: verb
synonyms:
maneuver
definition: cause to go somewhere
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
send
definition: take somebody somewhere
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
take
definition: be in charge of
example:
speech part: verb
synonyms:
head