Definition of direction

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• direction is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• direction is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• direction is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of direction

• the act of setting and holding a course (noun)

  Examples

  1. a new council was installed under the direction of the king

  Synonyms

  1. guidance
  2. steering
• the concentration of attention or energy on something (noun)

  Examples

  1. he had no direction in his life

  Synonyms

  1. centering
  2. focal point
  3. focus
  4. focusing
  5. focussing
• the act of managing something (noun)

  Examples

  1. is the direction of the economy a function of government?

  Synonyms

  1. management
• a line leading to a place or point (noun)

  Examples

  1. he looked the other direction

  Synonyms

  1. way
• a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. charge
  2. commission
• something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. counsel
  2. counseling
  3. counselling
  4. guidance
• a message describing how something is to be done (noun)

  Examples

  1. he gave directions faster than she could follow them

  Synonyms

  1. instruction
• a general course along which something has a tendency to develop (noun)

  Examples

  1. I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts
  2. his ideals determined the direction of his career
  3. they proposed a new direction for the firm
• the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves (noun)

  Examples

  1. he checked the direction and velocity of the wind

See definition of direction in Merriam Webster