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(adj) unmediated
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
(adj) verbatim
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
a direct quotation; repeated their dialog verbatim
(adj) lineal
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
lineal ancestors; lineal heirs; a direct descendant of the king; direct heredity
without deviation
the path leads directly to the lake; went direct to the office
(verb) mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize, engineer
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
he masterminded the robbery
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
(verb) address
put an address on (an envelope)
(verb) target, aim, point, place
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
(verb) aim, take, take aim, train
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
lead, as in the performance of a composition
conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
(verb) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, channelise, channelize, guide, head
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
(verb) send
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
(verb) conduct, guide, lead, take
take somebody somewhere
We lead him to our chief; can you take me to the main entrance?; He conducted us to the palace