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- English Word Direction Definition The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the direction of a letter.
- English Word Direction Definition The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction.
- English Word Direction Definition The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors.
- English Word Direction Definition The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object.
- English Word Directive Definition Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.
- English Word Directive Definition Able to be directed; manageable.
- English Word Directly Definition In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
- English Word Directly Definition In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means.
- English Word Directly Definition Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
- English Word Directly Definition Exactly; just.
- English Word Directly Definition Straightforwardly; honestly.
- English Word Directly Definition Manifestly; openly.
- English Word Directly Definition Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.
- English Word Directly Definition Immediately after; as soon as.
- English Word Directness Definition The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.
- English Word Director Definition One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
- English Word Director Definition One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.
- English Word Director Definition A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
- English Word Director Definition A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.
- English Word Directorate Definition The office of director; also, a body of directors taken jointly.
- English Word Directorial Definition Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide; directive.
- English Word Directorial Definition Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically, relating to the Directory of France under the first republic. See Directory, 3.
- English Word Directories Definition of Directory
- English Word Directorship Definition The condition or office of a director; directorate.
- English Word Directory Definition Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
- English Word Directory Definition A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
- English Word Directory Definition A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.
- English Word Directory Definition A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
- English Word Directory Definition Direction; guide.
- English Word Directress Definition A woman who directs.