Associations to the word «Direction»

Pictures for the word «Direction»

Wiktionary

DIRECTION, noun. The action of directing; pointing (something) or looking towards.
DIRECTION, noun. Guidance, instruction.
DIRECTION, noun. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
DIRECTION, noun. (archaic) An address.
DIRECTION, noun. The path or course of a given movement, or moving body; an indication of the point toward or from which an object is moving.

Dictionary definition

DIRECTION, noun. A line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home".
DIRECTION, noun. The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind".
DIRECTION, noun. 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".
DIRECTION, noun. Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
DIRECTION, noun. The act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?".
DIRECTION, noun. A message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them".
DIRECTION, noun. The act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king".
DIRECTION, noun. A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury".
DIRECTION, noun. The concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn