noun
1. the act of setting and holding a course
e.g. a new council was installed under the direction of the king
Synonym: steeringguidance
2. the act of managing something
e.g. he was given overall management of the program
is the direction of the economy a function of government?
Synonym: management
3. the concentration of attention or energy on something
e.g. the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
he had no direction in his life
Synonym: focusfocusingfocussingfocal pointcentering
4. a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
e.g. I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts
his ideals determined the direction of his career
they proposed a new direction for the firm
5. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Synonym: guidancecounselcounselingcounselling
6. a message describing how something is to be done
e.g. he gave directions faster than she could follow them
Synonym: instruction
7. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
e.g. the judge's charge to the jury
Synonym: commissioncharge
8. a line leading to a place or point
e.g. he looked the other direction
didn't know the way home
Synonym: way
9. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
e.g. he checked the direction and velocity of the wind