Synonyms: steering, guidance, direction
Definition: the act of setting and holding a course
Usage: a new council was installed under the direction of the king
Similar words: control
Definition: the activity of managing or exerting control over something
Usage: the control of the mob by the police was admirable
Synonyms: direction, management
Definition: the act of managing something
Usage: he was given overall management of the program; is the direction of the economy a function of government?
Similar words: social control
Definition: control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Synonyms: focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering
Definition: the concentration of attention or energy on something
Usage: the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology; he had no direction in his life
Similar words: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion
Definition: complete attention; intense mental effort
Synonyms: direction
Definition: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
Usage: 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
Similar words: inclination, disposition, tendency
Definition: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
Usage: he had an inclination to give up too easily; a tendency to be too strict
Synonyms: counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance
Definition: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Similar words: subject matter, substance, message, content
Definition: what a communication that is about something is about
Synonyms: direction, instruction
Definition: a message describing how something is to be done
Usage: he gave directions faster than she could follow them
Similar words: subject matter, substance, message, content
Definition: what a communication that is about something is about
Synonyms: charge, commission, direction
Definition: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
Usage: the judge's charge to the jury
Similar words: command, bid, bidding, dictation
Definition: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Definition: a line leading to a place or point
Usage: he looked the other direction; didn't know the way home
Synonyms: direction
Definition: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
Usage: he checked the direction and velocity of the wind
Similar words: position, spatial relation
Definition: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Usage: the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage