Definition of direct

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Direct (v. t.) To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance..

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Inclinnation :: Inclinnation (n.) A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed..
Indicate :: Indicate (v. t.) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
Leading :: Leading (a.) Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example..
Trend :: Trend (n.) Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast..
Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something..
Libration Point :: Libration point (n.) any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body..
Attend :: Attend (v. t.) To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.
Straightway :: Straight-spoken (a.) Speaking with directness; plain-spoken.
Intuitionalism :: Intuitionalism (n.) The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; -- opposed to sensationalism, and experientialism..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
Instruct :: Instruct (v. t.) To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to command; as, the judge instructs the jury..
Near :: Near (a) Immediate; direct; close; short.
Guidage :: Guidage (n.) Guidance; lead; direction.
Beating :: Beating (n.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks in zigzag direction.
Rubric :: Rubric (n.) The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in the plural..
Isotropic :: Isotropic (a.) Having the same properties in all directions; specifically, equally elastic in all directions..
Elevation :: Elevation (n.) The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction..
Toponomy :: Toponomy (n.) The designation of position and direction.
Ventro- :: Ventro- () A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the abdomen; also, connection with, relation to, or direction toward, the ventral side; as, ventrolateral; ventro-inguinal..
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