Synonym: centering, charge, commission, counsel, counseling, counselling, focal point, focus, focusing, focussing, guidance, instruction, management, steering, way. Similar words: in all directions, direct investment, direct, director, directly, section, election, objection. Meaning: [dɪ'rekʃn] n. 1. a line leading to a place or point 2. the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves 3. a general course along which something has a tendency to develop 4. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action 5. the act of managing something 6. a message describing how something is to be done 7. the act of setting and holding a course 8. a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something 9. the concentration of attention or energy on something.
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151. The salesman was trying to point us in the direction of the most expensive furniture in the showroom.
152. The report gives a brief nod in the direction of green issues before coming down firmly on the side of the market.
153. Without the founder's drive and direction, the company gradually languished.
154. All work was produced by the students under the direction of John Williams.
155. A financial adviser should be able to point you in the right direction .
156. Continue in a southerly direction until you reach the road.
157. The first step in this direction will be by way of discussion with the unions.
158. The new law is undoubtedly a step in the right direction,[http://sentencedict.com/direction.html] but it doesn't go far enough.
159. From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion.
160. There was shriek of laughter from the direction of Sarah's room.
161. Which way is it? - I have no/a lousy sense of direction!
162. I was waving my hand madly but he never once looked in my direction.
163. His car hit a van coming in the opposite direction.
164. She is as yet undecided in which direction she wants to make her future career.
165. Adjust the aerial's position and direction for the best reception.
166. On seeing me, Maurice changed direction and went along the wharf instead.
167. If we sail in a southeastward direction we'll reach land.
168. When he saw me, he took off in the other direction.
169. A car suddenly mounted the pavement to avoid a vehicle coming in the opposite direction.
170. A jeep trailing a cloud of dust was speeding in my direction.
171. Britain's negotiators had ensured that the treaty which resulted was a significant change in direction.
172. When sailing, keep a constant check on changes in wind direction.
173. He progressed slowly along the coast in an easterly direction.
174. The party must take a new direction if it is to survive.
175. Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.
176. The company has had to change direction because of developments in technology.
177. I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.
178. I wonder if you could point me in the right direction for the bus station.
179. The boy threw a frightened look in the direction of the house.
180. While he was studying in Paris, his thinking suddenly veered off in a new direction.
More similar words: in all directions, direct investment, direct, director, directly, section, election, objection, infection, selection, inspection, collection, protection, projection, connection, reflection, introspection, environmental protection, reception, action, auction, fiction, questionnaire, recognition, reaction, sanction, fraction, reduction, function, appreciation.