direction

Noun

• the concentration of attention or energy on something
  • the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
    
  • he had no direction in his life
    

• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
  • the judge's charge to the jury
    

• the act of setting and holding a course
  • a new council was installed under the direction of the king
    

• a message describing how something is to be done
  • he gave directions faster than she could follow them
    

• the act of managing something
  • he was given overall management of the program
    
  • is the direction of the economy a function of government?
    

• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

• a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
  • 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
    

• the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
  • he checked the direction and velocity of the wind
    

• a line leading to a place or point
  • he looked the other direction
    
  • didn't know the way home
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  focus , focusing , focussing , focal point , centering , commission , charge , steering , guidance , instruction , management , counsel , counseling , counselling , way