direct
(adjective) lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; “the direct opposite”
direct
(adjective) direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; “a direct route”; “a direct flight”; “a direct hit”
direct
(adjective) (of a current) flowing in one direction only; “direct current”
direct
(adjective) straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; “a direct question”; “a direct response”; “a direct approach”
direct
(adjective) similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; “a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)”
direct
(adjective) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
direct, unmediated
(adjective) having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; “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”
direct, verbatim
(adjective) in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; “a direct quotation”; “repeated their dialog verbatim”
lineal, direct
(adjective) in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; “lineal ancestors”; “lineal heirs”; “a direct descendant of the king”; “direct heredity”
direct
(adjective) being an immediate result or consequence; “a direct result of the accident”
directly, straight, direct
(adverb) without deviation; “the path leads directly to the lake”; “went direct to the office”
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
(verb) plan and direct (a complex undertaking); “he masterminded the robbery”
calculate, aim, direct
(verb) specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
direct
(verb) command with authority; “He directed the children to do their homework”
direct
(verb) give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; “I directed them towards the town hall”
address, direct
(verb) put an address on (an envelope)
target, aim, place, direct, point
(verb) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; “He aimed his fists towards his opponent’s face”; “criticism directed at her superior”; “direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself”
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
(verb) point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; “Please don’t aim at your little brother!”; “He trained his gun on the burglar”; “Don’t train your camera on the women”; “Take a swipe at one’s opponent”
direct
(verb) guide the actors in (plays and films)
conduct, lead, direct
(verb) lead, as in the performance of a composition; “conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years”
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
(verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
send, direct
(verb) cause to go somewhere; “The explosion sent the car flying in the air”; “She sent her children to camp”; “He directed all his energies into his dissertation”
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
(verb) take somebody somewhere; “We lead him to our chief”; “can you take me to the main entrance?”; “He conducted us to the palace”
direct
(verb) be in charge of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
Straightforward; sincere.
Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
In the line of descent; not collateral.
(astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
(political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
(aviation, travel) having a single flight number.
• (proceeding uninterrupted): immediate
• (express, plain, unambiguous): explicit, patent, univocal; see also explicit
• indirect
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
Directly.
direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)
To manage, control, steer.
To aim (something) at (something else).
To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
(dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
• Credit, credit, triced
Source: Wiktionary
Di*rect", a. Etym: [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See Dress, and cf. Dirge.]
1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means. What is direct to, what slides by, the question. Locke.
2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken. Be even and direct with me. Shak.
3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. He howhere, that I know, says it in direct words. Locke. A direct and avowed interference with elections. Hallam.
4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the direct line.
5. (Astron.)
Definition: In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; -- said of the motion of a celestial body. Direct action. (Mach.) See Direct-acting.
– Direct discourse (Gram.), the language of any one quoted without change in its form; as, he said "I can not come;" -- correlative to indirect discourse, in which there is change of form; as, he said that he could not come. They are often called respectively by their Latin names, oratio directa, and oratio obliqua.
– Direct evidence (Law), evidence which is positive or not inferential; -- opposed to circumstantial, or indirect, evidence.
– This distinction, however, is merely formal, since there is no direct evidence that is not circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its credibility. Wharton.
– Direct examination (Law), the first examination of a witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. Abbott.
– Direct fire (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet aimed at.
– Direct process (Metal.), one which yields metal in working condition by a single process from the ore. Knight.
– Direct tax, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or customs, and from excise.
Di*rect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Directed; p. pr. & vb. n. Directing.]
1. 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.
2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as, he directed me to the left-hand road. The Lord direct your into the love of God. 2 Thess. iii. 5. The next points to which I will direct your attention. Lubbock.
3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army. I will direct their work in truth. Is. lxi. 8.
4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order; as, he directed them to go. I 'll first direct my men what they shall do. Shak.
5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter.
Syn.
– To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate; order; instruct; command.
Di*rect", v. i.
Definition: To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide. Wisdom is profitable to direct. Eccl. x. 10.
Di*rect", n. (Mus.)
Definition: A character, thus [ Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
