| direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
| | (of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current"
| | straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
| | similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
| | moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
| | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
Synonyms: lineal,
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| lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
| | having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"
Synonyms: unmediated,
| | in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
Synonyms: verbatim,
| | being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
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| plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
Synonyms: mastermind, engineer, organize, organise, orchestrate,
| | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Synonyms: calculate, aim,
| | command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
| | give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
| | put an address on (an envelope)
Synonyms: address,
| | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent''s face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
Synonyms: target, aim, place, point,
| | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don''t aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don''t train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one''s opponent"
Synonyms: aim, take, train, take aim,
| | guide the actors in (plays and films)
| | lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
Synonyms: conduct, lead,
| | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise,
| | cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
Synonyms: send,
| | take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
Synonyms: lead, take, conduct, guide,
| | be in charge of
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