Definition of direct

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Direct (v. t.) To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order; as, he directed them to go..

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Commutator :: Commutator (n.) A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an electrical current; an attachment to certain electrical machines, by means of which alternating currents are made to be continuous or to have the same direction..
Strut :: Strut (n.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See Brace, and Illust. of Frame, and Roof..
Grain :: Grain (n.) The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc..
Demoniac :: Demoniac (n.) A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
Tangential :: Tangential (a.) Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.
Reversal :: Reversal (n.) The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens..
Transverse :: Transverse (a.) Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal..
Rebuke :: Rebuke (n.) A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment..
Take :: Take (v. i.) To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge..
Radiate :: Radiate (v. t.) To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat..
Bolster :: Bolster (n.) A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment..
Ego :: Ego (n.) The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product of reflective thought; -- opposed to non-ego..
Downcast :: Downcast (a.) Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt..
Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state..
Moto :: Moto (n.) Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with increased rapidity; -- used especially in the phrase con moto, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante con moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc..
Counterbrace :: Counterbrace (v. t.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another..
Opposite :: Opposite (a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal..
Aeolotropic :: Aeolotropic (a.) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic.
Driftless :: Driftless (a.) Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
Modiste :: Modiste (n.) A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress..
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