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Pointed :: Pointed (a.) Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing..

Broadcast :: Broadcast (adv.) So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press..

Seaward :: Seaward (a.) Directed or situated toward the sea.

Sforzato :: Sforzato (a.) Forcing or forced; -- a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or /..

Trimethylene :: Trimethylene (n.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H6, isomeric with propylene and obtained from it indirectly. It is the base of a series of compounds analogous to the aromatic hydrocarbons..

Tardo :: Tardo (a.) Slow; -- a direction to perform a passage slowly.

Upward :: Upward (a.) Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course..

Attacca :: Attacca () Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause..

Sunny :: Sunny (superl.) Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill..

Circuity :: Circuity (n.) A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout way of proceeding.

Homeward :: Homeward (a.) Being in the direction of home; as, the homeward way..

Undirectly :: Undirectly (adv.) Indirectly.

Instruct :: Instruct (v. t.) To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury..

Oppositely :: Oppositely (adv.) In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely.

Board :: Board (n.) A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly or meeting, public or private; a number of persons appointed or elected to sit in council for the management or direction of some public or private business or trust; as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of directors, trustees, commissioners, etc..

Counterprove :: Counterprove (v. t.) To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking an impression directly from the face of an original. See Counter proof, under Counter..

Ramp :: Ramp (n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction..

Plant :: Plant (n.) To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's fist in another's face..

Reconnaissance :: Reconnaissance (n.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition..

Address :: Address (v.) To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience)..

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