Noun
1. a line leading to a place or point;
"he looked the other direction""didn't know the way home"2. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves;
"he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"3. 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"4. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
5. the act of managing something;
"he was given overall management of the program""is the direction of the economy a function of government?"6. a message describing how something is to be done;
"he gave directions faster than she could follow them"7. the act of setting and holding a course;
"a new council was installed under the direction of the king"8. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something;
"the judge's charge to the jury"9. the concentration of attention or energy on something;
"the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology""he had no direction in his life"