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direction [dih-rek-shuhn, dahy-]

Main Entry:	direction [dih-rek-shuhn, dahy-] Show IPA/dɪˈrɛkʃən, ˈdaɪ-/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	management
Synonyms:	administration, charge, command, control, government, guidance, leadership, order, oversight, superintendence, supervision

Main Entry:	direction(s)
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	instructions, guidance
Synonyms:	advice, advisement, assignment, briefing, directive, guidelines, indication, lowdown, notification, plan, prescription, recommendation, regulation, sealed order, specification, specs, steer, summons, tip, word
Antonyms:	misdirection, misinstruction

* = informal/non-formal usage
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Concept:	Direction.
Category:	4. Motion with reference to direction
Synonyms:	-nouns direction, bearing, course, vector; set, drift, tenor; tendency; incidence; bending, trending; dip, tack, aim, collimation; steering, steerage., point of the compass, cardinal points; North, East, South, West; N by E, ENE, NE by N, NE, etc.; rhumb, azimuth, line of collimation., line, path, road, range, quarter, line of march; alignment, allignment; air line, beeline; straight shoot. -verbs tend towards, bend towards, point towards; conduct to, go to; point to, point at; bend, trend, verge, incline, dip, determine., steer for, steer towards, make for, make towards; aim at, level at; take aim; keep a course, hold a course; be bound for; bend one's steps towards; direct one's course, steer one's course, bend one's course, shape one's course; align one's march; to straight, go straight to the point; march on, march on a point; shoot for, aim for., ascertain one's direction; s'orienter, see which way the wind blows; box the compass; take the air line. -adjectives directed directed towards; pointing towards; bound for; aligned with; direct, straight; undeviating, unswerving; straightforward; North, Northern, Northerly, etc. -adverbs towards; on the road, on the high road to; en avant; versus, to; hither, thither, whither; directly; straight as an arrow, forwards as an arrow; point blank; in a beeline to, in a direct line to, as the crow flies, in a straight line to, in a beeline for, in a direct line for, in a straight line for, in a beeline with, in a direct line with, in a straight line with; in a line with; full tilt at, as the crow flies., before the wind, near the wind, close to the wind, against the wind; windwards, in the wind's eye., through, via, by way of; in all directions, in all manner of ways; quaquaversum, from the four winds.
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Norwegian scientists said people have an innate sense of direction.

Much of the argument turns on whether online writing should be seen as a welcome new direction or a harmful distraction.

The researchers concluded that cattle do generally align themselves in a north-south direction.

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Norwegian scientists said people have an innate sense of direction.

Much of the argument turns on whether online writing should be seen as a welcome new direction or a harmful distraction.

The researchers concluded that cattle do generally align themselves in a north-south direction.

Direction is used to determine where things are in relation to other things.

The planets all revolve around the sun in the same direction and in virtually the same plane.

Throughout the experiments, though, the participants did not favor any one direction.

Stir once in opposite direction to stop movement of milk.

Since it was moving up, but slowing down it has to accelerate in the downward direction.

Google has already taken several steps in this direction.

As a small and independent company, our employees have a direct impact on company direction and results.

As expected, they could determine the direction of the petrol-engined cars much faster.

Rats can locate the direction of a stench's source in a single sniff, new research shows.

Swells can propagate freely across the ocean independent of wind direction is referred to as the wave's period.

He snatched a stone and tossed it in the big male's direction.

Orient raised beds in an east-west direction so they'll receive as much sun as possible.

Both of these together make the torque larger in the direction that makes it roll to the left.

To be sure, immigrant advocates are also pushing in the other direction.

These crashes are eliminated with roundabouts because vehicles travel more slowly and in the same direction.

But by then the wind has shifted, sending the darker dust in a different direction as the frost.

The deception depends in part on social cues such as head position and gaze direction.

Windows were shattered for blocks in every direction.

Take apricots in a savory direction with mustard seeds, cilantro, and a little chile.

Since this is in the same direction as the velocity, the speed increases.

More than a third of presidents think the industry they lead is heading in the wrong direction.

Still, it is interesting to see the debate heading in this direction.

Eruç's not bothered by the hard work or even being blown the wrong direction.

If it points in the direction of motion, it should be a drag force or a modification of inertia.

Brooms are used to help a sliding stone travel farther and in the right direction.

The tree should be able to move an inch in either direction.

However, you do need to know the direction of the torque for this example.

So the best bet is a series of more moderate options to nudge lenders in the right direction.

But every now and again, some force will cause the new field to line up in the opposite direction.

Lacking a skeleton, the animal can take any number of forms and can move its tentacles in any direction.

Racial senescence fit nicely into the idea that evolution had a set direction.

Position the door on the cabinet so that it will open in the right direction.

Ice needs to be low friction in the direction the skate moves and high friction perpendicular to the blade.

Medicines that can talk to doctors herald a new direction for drugs firms.

Make sure the direction-of-travel arrow is pointed the right way, otherwise you'll end up going in exactly the opposite direction.

Even a slim margin of young people being influenced to behave differently can change the direction of a nation.

Their wings work independently, so they can hover and change direction instantaneously.

From there, walk toward the ocean, or head in the opposite direction toward the river.

Change direction often to slip behind people rather than rushing to cut them off.

The flow of fluid was in the opposite direction to natural cilia-driven motion.

Head four hours in any direction and it's a wild new world.

Using the speed and direction of the waves, they compiled an image of the crust under the volcano.

We locked hands and swam off in the direction of her castle, our movements synchronized as one.

Let me call the original direction of motion the x-direction.

The alignment of the liquid crystals in the array controls the direction in which light is reflected from them.

The earliest navigation methods involved observing landmarks or watching the direction of the sun and stars.

As a result, they orbit the planet in the direction that it spins.

As it rotates, it should disintegrate, shedding stars and gas in every direction.

To turn, you twist your torso and then simply point forward with one hand to walk in a direction.

The needle will slowly turn and point in the same direction, no mater how many times you point it in another direction.

Let us start by defining a direction in space: a direction exactly opposite the sun, called the antisolar point.

As the slider slides, the acceleration in the vertical direction is zero.

The dragon with the empty mouth would be located in the direction opposite from which the earthquake came.

The reptiles only travel when the current flows in the direction of their desired journey, the researchers report.

They say the telltale sign is a measure of co-movement, or the likelihood of stocks to move in the same direction.

Males were buried facing one direction, and females another direction.

Gravity works, persistently and even remorselessly, in a certain direction.

Denoting both direction and magnitude, vectors appear throughout the world of science and engineering.

The second thing it shows is that the velocity in one direction does not effect the velocity in the other direction.

Geithner seems to be marching determinedly in the wrong direction on banking regulation, an economist writes.

She emphasized that she had been transparent about the direction she intended to take the university.

We need a good direction and a good transition that will not gum up the works so to speak.

Instead of traveling around its host star in the same direction the star.

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of that discussion.

But sometimes it takes such drastic action to change the direction of your life.

There are times when she veers too far in one direction or another and something seems missing.

The direction is parallel to the track and in the opposite direction to the motion.

Today the nation is moving in the opposite direction.

The index is supposed to give a guide to the direction in which currencies should, in theory, head in the long run.

Subdivision streets often twirl back on themselves or dead-end, confounding even the best sense of direction.

To spell it out, start with one letter and move to an adjacent letter in any direction.

We recognize the opportunity it presents to have a say in the direction of the department.

Like honeybees and ancient mariners, they can navigate by the sun, so they know the general direction in which to travel.

Talk with your child about direction when you travel from place to place.

Try to steer people in the getting-help direction rather than the getting-punished direction.

Here are two items indicating the direction of curriculum in the coming years.

But they will not all travel in the same direction without a little persuasion.

Spray it in any direction and it will do the trick.

Always shave with the grain of your hair, this is the direction the hairs grow so check your neck to see if it grows in the.

The college had been moving in that direction for years.

But since then the scales have tipped in the other direction.

But second is weather, and particularly wind direction.

Examining the geometry of fault zones offers clues to the level and the direction of the stress exerted on the rock.

If you see a virtual fly buzzing around, that fly will actually sound as though it's coming from the right direction.

The direction of this acceleration should always be pointing towards the center of the circle.

At the direction of the governor, my university has announced plans to temporarily furlough employees later this fiscal year.

In both cases the cue is delivered to the ear opposite the direction that the animal is being nudged towards.

Life tries to push entropy in the opposite direction.

Life had not been moving in a straight-line direction from beginning to an unforseen end.

When released, the bees flew off in the direction indicated by the dance, the team found.

Provide guidance and direction toward career planning and residency placement of students.

Most main roads have a single lane in each direction.

Depending on which direction the eyes roll, observers can tell what spirit has possessed him.

The site shows the channels that you can receive and the direction to point your antenna.

We can see the cityscape in every direction as the cool wind tousles our.

They both need information about career alternatives to help them decide whether to change direction or stay put.

And yet this image does not reflect the real direction of his firm.

The oscillation's direction is known as polarization.

It is impossible to determine accurately both the position and the direction and speed of a particle at the same instant".

The direction of the air resistance force is always in the opposite direction as the velocity.

But one moment of epiphany radically changed her direction.

Yet the latest figures are going in the wrong direction.

Lewis set off on foot with a small party in the direction of the south fork.

The meteorological towers would collect data on wind speed, intensity and direction.

The nausea-inducing fun part happens when the pilot changes direction or speed:.

And other recent mayoral races point in a different direction.

They should use arrows to show the direction of the disease's spread.

They take over to cope with the international currents and then decide in which direction war and peace decisions should go.

If you exert a force perpendicular to the direction of motion, the ball will turn.

Influential readers have flung stones and punches in its direction.

Remind students to include the color of the train line and the direction they should be taking.

The visuals are spectacular and the direction is great, but the dinosaurs are sometimes annoyingly over-stylized.

If the direction of the velocity changes, that will work.

Monsoons are seasonal winds that blow from one direction for approximately six months and often bring torrential rains.

There has been some movement of late in this direction.

Roundabouts are circular intersections that move vehicles in one direction without signal lights.

Light consists of electromagnetic waves that oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the light's travel.

The direction of this frictional force is parallel to the surface in the direction that prevents the object from sliding.

Cheetahs can change direction in midair when chasing prey.

Scientists can estimate the direction of the shower because they know where the comet originated in space.

The cloak's tails billow in response to the direction of solar winds.

All it can do is roll around on a tabletop, turn and head off in a specified direction.

Her two cubs waited and waited and kept looking in the direction they thought she would come.

When exposed to light, this simulated model became sensitive to the magnitude and direction of the weak magnetic field.

For him, both the torque from the gravitational force and the torque from the hands would be in the same direction.

The results are read by detecting the direction of the current within the qubit when the calculations are complete.

My skills do not lean in the direction of drawing, and never have.

They tend to want to put some force in the horizontal direction because the bird is moving that way.

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Concept Thesaurus

Concept:	Direction.
Category:	2. Complex voluntary action
Synonyms:	-nouns direction; management, managery; government, gubernation, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance; bossism [U.S.]; legislature; steerage, pilotage; reins, reins of government; helm, rudder, needle, compass; guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star; cynosure., supervision, superintendence; surveillance, oversight; eye of the master; control, charge; board of control (council); command (authority)., premiership, senatorship; director; chair, portfolio., statesmanship; statecraft, kingcraft, queencraft., ministry, ministration; administration; stewardship, proctorship; agency. -verbs direct, manage, govern, conduct; order, prescribe, cut out work for; bead, lead; lead the way, show the way; take the lead, lead on; regulate, guide, steer, pilot; tackle, take the helm, be at the helm; have the reins, handle the reins, hold the reins, take the reins; drive, tool., superintend, supervise; overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for; administer, ministrate; matronize; have the care of, have the charge of; have charge of, take the direction; pull the strings, pull the wires; rule (command); have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio; preside, preside at the board; take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair; pull the stroke oar. -adjectives directing; hegemonic. -adverbs at the helm, at the head of.
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Main Entry:	address
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	place of residence or business where one can be contacted
Synonyms:	abode, box number, direction, domicile, dwelling, headquarters, home, house, living quarters, location, lodging, number, place of business, place of residence, street, whereabouts, zip code

Main Entry:	administration
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	management of an organization or effort
Synonyms:	administering, agency, application, authority, charge, command, conduct, conducting, control, directing, direction, dispensation, disposition, distribution, enforcement, execution, governing, government, guidance, handling, jurisdiction, legislation, order, organization, overseeing, oversight, performance, policy, power, provision, regulation, rule, running, strategy, superintendence, supervision, surveillance

Main Entry:	advice
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	recommendation
Synonyms:	admonition, advisement, advocacy, aid, bum steer, caution, charge, consultation, counsel, directions, dissuasion, encouragement, exhortation, forewarning, guidance, help, information, injunction, input, instruction, judgment, lesson, news, opinion, persuasion, prescription, proposal, proposition, recommendation, steer, suggestion, teaching, telltale, tidings, tip, tip-off, two cents' worth, view, warning, word, word to the wise
Notes:	advise (verb) means 'to offer advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem
Antonyms:	betrayal, deceit, deception, falsehood, lie, misinformation, misrepresentation

Main Entry:	aim
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	goal
Synonyms:	ambition, aspiration, course, desideratum, design, desire, direction, end, intent, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, scheme, target, where one is heading, wish
Antonyms:	aimlessness, avoidance, neglect, purposelessness, thoughtlessness

Main Entry:	angle
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	personal approach, purpose
Synonyms:	aim, approach, aspect, direction, hand, intention, outlook, perspective, plan, point of view, position, side, slant, standpoint, viewpoint

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