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direct
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
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adjective
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
“the direct opposite”
adjective
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
“a direct route”
adjective
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
“direct current”
adjective
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
“a direct question”
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)”
adjective
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or — for planets — around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
adjective
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
“in direct sunlight”
adjective
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
“a direct quotation”
adjective
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
“lineal ancestors”
adjective
being an immediate result or consequence
“a direct result of the accident”
adverb
without deviation
“the path leads directly to the lake”
verb
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
“he masterminded the robbery”
verb
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
verb
command with authority
“He directed the children to do their homework”
verb
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
“I directed them towards the town hall”
verb
put an address on (an envelope)
verb
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
“He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face”
verb
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
“Please don't aim at your little brother!”
verb
guide the actors in (plays and films)
verb
lead, as in the performance of a composition
“conduct an orchestra”
verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
verb
cause to go somewhere
“The explosion sent the car flying in the air”
verb
take somebody somewhere
“we led him to our chief”
verb
govern or manage
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the direct opposite
a direct route
a direct flight
a direct hit
direct current
a direct question
a direct response
a direct approach
a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
in direct sunlight
in direct contact with the voters
direct exposure to the disease
a direct link
the direct cause of the accident
a direct quotation
repeated their dialog verbatim
lineal ancestors
lineal heirs
a direct descendant of the king
direct heredity
a direct result of the accident
the path leads directly to the lake
went direct to the office
he masterminded the robbery
He directed the children to do their homework
I directed them towards the town hall
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
criticism directed at her superior
direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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
conduct an orchestra
Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
The explosion sent the car flying in the air
She sent her children to camp
He directed all his energies into his dissertation
we led him to our chief
can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace
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