Noun

• S: (n) direction, way (a line leading to a place or point) "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
• S: (n) direction (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves) "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
• S: (n) direction (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"
• S: (n) guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction (something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)
• S: (n) management, direction (the act of managing something) "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
• S: (n) direction, instruction (a message describing how something is to be done) "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
• S: (n) steering, guidance, direction (the act of setting and holding a course) "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
• S: (n) commission, charge, direction (a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something) "the judge's charge to the jury"
• S: (n) focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering (the concentration of attention or energy on something) "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"