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direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Type Words
Synonyms engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize
Type of plan
Has types choreograph
Derivation directive

direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
take somebody somewhere
Type Words
Synonyms conduct, guide, lead, take
Has types usher, misdirect, beacon, hand, misguide, lead astray, mislead, show

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
Type Words
Synonyms unmediated


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.

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direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
put an address on (an envelope)
Type Words
Synonyms address
Type of label
Has types misdirect, re-address, misaddress, instrument

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direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Type Words
Synonyms aim, calculate
Type of specify, intend, destine, designate

direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
lead, as in the performance of a composition
Type Words
Synonyms conduct, lead
Type of execute, do, perform
Verb group conduct
Derivation director

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
Type Words
Synonyms lineal


a direct descendant of the king.
direct heredity.

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direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
cause to go somewhere
Type Words
Synonyms send
Type of displace, move
Has types blow, divert, refer, route, throw, cast, airt, project, redirect, turn, contrive


He directed all his energies into his dissertation.

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
Type Words
Synonyms verbatim


a direct quotation.

direct::adverb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adverb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
without deviation
Type Words
Synonyms directly, straight


the path leads directly to the lake.
went direct to the office.

direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Type Words
Synonyms channelise, channelize, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Type of control, command
Has types navigate, channel, tree, starboard, dock, stand out, pilot, pull over, crab, corner, helm, conn, park, sheer

direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Type Words
Synonyms aim, place, point, target
Type of take aim, aim, train, take
Has types address, range in, zero in, home in


criticism directed at her superior.
direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself.

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direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Type Words
Synonyms aim, take, take aim, train
Type of position
Has types place, aim, charge, draw a bead on, hold, level, point, sight, swing, target, turn

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direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
be in charge of
Type Words
Type of handle, deal, care, manage
Has types administer, guide, throw, operate, have, head, hold, steer, lead, make, give, run
Derivation directive, director

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
being an immediate result or consequence
Type Words
Derivation directness


a direct result of the accident.

direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
command with authority
Type Words
Type of order, tell, say, enjoin
Has types stet
Derivation directive


He directed the children to do their homework.

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
Type Words


a direct route.
a direct flight.
a direct hit.

direct::verb | Spocien Dictionary

direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
Type Words
Type of apprise, instruct, apprize
Has types talk down, point the way


I directed them towards the town hall.

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direct
verb
/dɪ'rɛkt/
guide the actors in (plays and films)
Type Words
Type of make, create
Has types stage direct
Derivation director

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact
Type Words


the direct opposite.

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direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
Type Words

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
Type Words


direct current.

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direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
Type Words


a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases).

direct::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

direct
adjective
/dɪ'rɛkt/
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
Type Words
Derivation directness


a direct question.
a direct response.
a direct approach.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.