dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Sounds | dayreh'kt; dereh'kt; dihreh'kt; diyreh'kt |
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Rhymes | abject, affect, aftereffect, and 64 more rhymes in ehkt at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Direct in spatial dimensions. Proceeding without deviation or interruption. Straight and short. |
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Examples | "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" |
Attribute of | directness, straightness |
Similar | door-to-door; nonstop; point-blank; short, shortest; straightforward; undeviating, unswerving; through |
See also | straight |
Contrary | indirect |
Adverbs | directly |
Meaning | Immediate or direct in bearing or force. Having nothing intervening. |
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Examples | "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident" |
Similar to | immediate |
Adverbs | directly |
Meaning | Extended senses. Direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action. |
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Examples | "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" |
Similar | bluff; blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder; flat-footed; man-to-man; no-nonsense; plain, unvarnished; pointed; square, straightforward; upfront |
See also | honest, honorable |
Contrary | indirect |
Adverbs | directly |
Meaning | In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child. |
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Examples | "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" |
Synonyms | lineal |
Similar | matrilineal, matrilinear; patrilineal, patrilinear; unilateral, unilateralist |
See also | related |
Contrary | collateral, indirect |
Meaning | Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere. Or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth. |
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Category | astronomy, uranology |
Contrary | retrograde |
Meaning | Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity. |
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Examples | "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)" |
Category | mathematics, math, maths |
Contrary | inverse |
Meaning | Of a current flowing in one direction only. Not alternating. |
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Examples | "direct current" |
Category | electricity |
Contrary | alternating |
Meaning | As an immediate result or consequence. |
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Examples | "a direct result of the accident" |
Similar to | primary |
Meaning | In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker. |
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Examples | "a direct quotation" |
Synonyms | verbatim |
Similar to | exact |
Meaning | Effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives. |
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Examples | "many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College" |
Similar to | democratic |
Meaning | Exact. |
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Examples | "the direct opposite" |
Similar to | absolute |
Meaning | Without deviation. |
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Examples | "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" |
Synonyms | directly, straight |
Meaning | Command with authority. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Model | They direct him to write the letter |
Examples | "He directed the children to do their homework" |
Narrower | stet |
Broader | order, tell, enjoin, say |
Nouns | directive |
Meaning | Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" |
Synonyms | target, aim, place, point |
Narrower | address; range in, home in, zero in |
Broader | aim, take, train, take aim, direct |
Meaning | Guide the actors in (plays and films). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something |
Model | Sam and Sue direct the movie |
Category | performing arts |
Narrower | stage direct |
Broader | make, create |
Nouns | director |
Meaning | Be in charge of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Cause to | act, move |
Narrower | hold, throw, have, make, give; guide, steer; head, lead; operate, run |
Broader | manage, deal, care, handle |
Nouns | director |
Meaning | Take somebody somewhere. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | lead, take, conduct, guide |
Narrower | beacon; hand; mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray; usher, show |
Meaning | Cause to go somewhere. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
Synonyms | send |
Narrower | project, cast, contrive, throw; turn; turn; divert; route; refer; redirect, airt; blow |
Broader | move, displace |
Meaning | Aim or direct at. As of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | aim, take, train, take aim |
Entailed by | overshoot; hit |
Narrower | target, aim, place, direct, point; draw a bead on; hold; turn; swing; charge, level, point; level |
Broader | position |
Meaning | Lead, as in the performance of a composition. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | conduct, lead |
Category | music |
Broader | perform, execute, do |
Similar to | conduct |
Nouns | director |
Meaning | Give directions to. Point somebody into a certain direction. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
Examples | "I directed them towards the town hall" |
Narrower | point the way |
Broader | instruct, apprise, apprize |
Meaning | Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | calculate, aim |
Broader | intend, destine, designate, specify |
Meaning | Direct the course. Determine the direction of travelling. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise |
Category | driving |
Narrower | dock; sheer; pull over; crab; navigate; stand out; starboard; conn; navigate, pilot; channel, canalize, canalise; corner; park |
Broader | control, command |
Meaning | Put an address on (an envelope, for example). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | address |
Narrower | misdirect, misaddress; instrument; re-address |
Broader | label |
Meaning | Plan and direct (a complex undertaking). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | mastermind, engineer, organize, organise, orchestrate |
Narrower | choreograph |
Broader | plan |