DIRECT
Scrabble letter values: D2I1R1E1C3T1 = 9
Definition
- adverb without deviation. — synonyms: directly, straight
- adjective direct in spatial dimensions.
- adjective having no intervening persons, agents, conditions. — synonyms: unmediated
- adjective straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action.
- adjective in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child. — synonyms: lineal
- adjective moving from west to east on the celestial sphere.
- adjective similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity.
- adjective (of a current) flowing in one direction only.
- adjective being an immediate result or consequence.
- adjective in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker. — synonyms: verbatim
- adjective lacking compromising or mitigating elements.
- verb command with authority.
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. — synonyms: target, aim, place, point
- verb guide the actors in (plays and films).
- verb be in charge of.
- verb take somebody somewhere. — synonyms: lead, take, conduct, guide
- verb cause to go somewhere. — synonyms: send
- verb point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards. — synonyms: aim, take, train, take_aim
- verb lead, as in the performance of a composition. — synonyms: conduct, lead
- verb give directions to.
- verb specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public. — synonyms: calculate, aim
- verb direct the course. — synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, guide, channelize
- verb put an address on (an envelope). — synonyms: address
- verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking). — synonyms: mastermind, engineer, organize, organise, orchestrate
Examples
- “the path leads directly to the lake”
- “went direct to the office”
- “proceeding without deviation or interruption”