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direction
  1. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination.
  2. An general trend for future action.
  3. Guidance, instruction.
  4. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
  5. (archaic) An address.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “The outstanding direction provided by our former manager will be hard to replace.”
      “Anomalous events may occur in contrast to the general direction of the graph.”
      “We wandered along in the opposite direction until we came to a park that we cut across to get to the lake.”
director
  1. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
  2. That which directs or orientates something.
  3. (military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  4. (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “But it is one thing to be a director in name and another thing to actually sit on the board as a director.”
      “He probably achieved his full fame as the director of the movie The Dream Factory (1997).”
      “Its emphasis is on the fact that a spiritual director is a facilitator, that the ultimate relationship being sought is between the directee and God, not between the directee and director.”
directive
  1. An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
  2. An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
  3. (European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the Member States. The directive binds the Member State to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
  4. The directive case.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “None of the printing press managements seem to have chosen to obey this directive.”
directory
  1. A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
  2. (computing) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
  3. (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other directories may be stored. The files and subdirectories in a directory are usually related.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “During this month, three enterprising students from De La Salle College compiled a telephone directory of the local area.”
      “I looked through the directory of every person with the last name of Peterson in the phone book.”
      “The directory has been set to be read-only to prevent accidental deletion.”
directrix
  1. A female who directs; a directress.
  2. (geometry) A line used to define a curve or surface; especially a line, the distance from which a point on a conic has a constant ratio to that from the focus.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The directrix is used in the construction, which follows, mutatis mutandis, the same course as the above construction in the case of the ellipse.”
      “This exactly means that the directrix is the polar of the focus, while the focus is the pole of the directrix with respect to the parabola.”
      “It is the pedal curve of the parabola where the pedal-point is taken as the reflection of the focus in the directrix.”
directorate
  1. An agency headed by a director, usually a subdivision of a major government department.
  2. A body of directors.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The National Science Foundation's directorate for geosciences solicits proposals for its aeronomy program.”
      “The directorate will facilitate a more coordinated and integrated move toward Air Force transformation.”
      “Should however the revolution turn into the directorate, the consulate and then the empire, you may come round and lynch us.”
directorship
  1. The office of a director; a directorate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He was feted with academic honours and positions, including the directorship of a masterclass in composition in Berlin.”
      “In May, Alan had to devote more of his time to his paid positions and stepped down from the executive directorship.”
      “Having held the directorship for fifteen years, he found himself leading his ballet company on his last U.S. tour.”
direcshun
  1. Eye dialect spelling of direction.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The company's post war the nearest, so I jest took down the river in that direcshun.”
directedness
  1. The state or quality of being directed.
directness
  1. The state or quality of being direct.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There was directness in his words that each soldier felt. His was a personal line of communication, giving every person under his command the unmistakable feeling that this man was not only a commander but a genuine human being.”
      “But she negotiates its vocal awkwardness capably, and supplies much of the character's blend of hauteur, froideur and directness.”
      “They want directness about what's going to change and how it is going to change.”
directour
  1. Obsolete form of director.
directer
  1. Archaic form of director.
directionlessness
  1. Absence of direction.
  2. Examples:
    1. “But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high.”
      “The sector is booming and dullness and directionlessness are a plus.”
directress
  1. A female director.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Run by Margaret Palmer Bergin, a qualified AMI directress, the school offers education through arts, crafts, music and drama.”
      “With religion for their directress, they are skilled in the remedy of the soul as well as of the body.”
      “In all dealings with him she had proved herself the directress, quick yet decided.”
directions
  1. plural of direction
  2. (plural only) Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “When installing car seats, the manufacturer's directions must be followed precisely.”
      “I suggested a quick about-turn, and started outlining directions for the city centre.”
      “Country is still a big theme in decorating, but wallcovering has taken it into a variety of global directions.”
directorships
  1. plural of directorship
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “When I decided to sell I thought I'd end up with two or three non-executive directorships, dabble a bit in the stock market, play some golf.”
      “Pay, independence and limits on the numbers of directorships held are top of his agenda.”
      “Mrs Taylor's business interests last year included seven company secretaryships and two directorships.”
directednesses
  1. plural of directedness
directorates
  1. plural of directorate
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Corporate networks are formed when the directors of some corporations sit on the boards of others, creating interlocking directorates.”
      “Such companies developed elected directorates to enforce their rules, deal with disputes amongst their members, and negotiate with outsiders.”
      “Though legal, such interlocking directorates are not exactly good corporate governance.”
directresses
  1. plural of directress
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Some even chose to continue on after reaching adulthood, working as internal directresses and teachers.”
      “Retreat directors and directresses are neither pastors nor diocesan administrators.”
      “Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi met today with directors and directresses of intermediate schools in the Ministry premises in the presence of a number of Education Ministry officials.”
directnesses
directives
  1. plural of directive
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Bulletin board announcements, policy statements and directives should be put into simple, direct language.”
      “A teacher's instructions constitute verbal directives in guiding a student toward closer replication of the model.”
      “So you want to be a united front and speak with one voice and give clear directives to the contractor even as a couple.”
direcshuns
  1. plural of direcshun
directours
  1. plural of directour
directrixes
directrices
directories
  1. plural of directory
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The F5 function key will add all directories as groups, thus effectively listing all your albums.”
      “A check of directories shows 37 hotels and motels within a three-mile radius of Florence and LaSalle.”
      “By 1840 business directories in New York City listed thirteen iron founders, and sixteen the following year.”
directers
  1. plural of directer
directors
  1. plural of director
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The company's directors drove expensive cars that were leagues above the fleet vehicles that staff had.”
      “Obviously, the participating museum directors and curators are more adventuresome than most.”
      “The directors defended the retrenchment of two expatriate general managers.”
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