direction

Definition

  • noun: the course or path on which something is moving or pointing
  • noun: guidance or supervision of action or conduct
  • often used after 'in'
  • synonyms: management, clew, guide

Examples

  • He hasn't yet decided what 'direction' he should take as a writer. [=hasn't decided exactly what he should try to do as a writer]

  • I've got a bad 'sense of direction'. [=I become lost frequently; I often don't know which way to go]

  • You have to learn to 'follow directions'. [=do what you are told or are instructed to do]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) -We'll be much safer in the cockpit. -Yeah, bu... Buzz! Buzz! That's two lefts and a right, huh? -Thanks for the directions, okay? -Yeah. And remember, kid... Buzz! It's safer in the cockpit than the cargo bay. What an idiot. Next shuttle lift-off (..)
    1995 Toy Story