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English to English adjective 1. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short  a direct route|a direct flight|a direct hit source: wordnet30
2. straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action a direct question|a direct response|a direct approach source: wordnet30
3. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child lineal ancestors|lineal heirs|a direct descendant of the king|direct heredity source: wordnet30
4. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth source: wordnet30
5. 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) source: wordnet30
6. (of a current) flowing in one direction only direct current source: wordnet30
7. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means. source: webster1913
8. Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates; as, direct nomination, direct legislation. source: webster1913
adjective satellite 9. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions in direct sunlight|in direct contact with the voters|direct exposure to the disease|a direct link|the direct cause of the accident|direct vote source: wordnet30
10. being an immediate result or consequence a direct result of the accident source: wordnet30
11. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker a direct quotation|repeated their dialog verbatim source: wordnet30
12. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact the direct opposite source: wordnet30
adverb 13. without deviation the path leads directly to the lake|went direct to the office source: wordnet30
noun 14. A character, thus [&?;], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation. source: webster1913
verb 15. command with authority He directed the children to do their homework source: wordnet30
16. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face|criticism directed at her superior|direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself source: wordnet30
17. guide the actors in (plays and films) source: wordnet30
18. be in charge of source: wordnet30
19. take somebody somewhere We lead him to our chief|can you take me to the main entrance?|He conducted us to the palace source: wordnet30
20. cause to go somewhere The explosion sent the car flying in the air|She sent her children to camp|He directed all his energies into his dissertation source: wordnet30
21. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 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 source: wordnet30
22. lead, as in the performance of a composition conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years source: wordnet30
23. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction I directed them towards the town hall source: wordnet30
24. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public source: wordnet30
25. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling source: wordnet30
26. put an address on (an envelope) source: wordnet30
27. plan and direct (a complex undertaking) he masterminded the robbery source: wordnet30
28. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance. source: webster1913
29. To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide. source: webster1913
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