Direction - Definition

n 1: a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other
direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: direction,
way]
2: the spatial relation between something and the course along
which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and
velocity of the wind"
3: a general course along which something has a tendency to
develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts";
"his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they
proposed a new direction for the firm"
4: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision
or course of action [syn: guidance, counsel,
counseling, counselling, direction]
5: the act of managing something; "he was given overall
management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy
a function of government?" [syn: management, direction]
6: a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave
directions faster than she could follow them" [syn:
direction, instruction]
7: the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was
installed under the direction of the king" [syn: steering,
guidance, direction]
8: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn:
commission, charge, direction]
9: the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the
focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no
direction in his life" [syn: focus, focusing,
focussing, focal point, direction, centering]