[di-rek-shuh
n, dahy-] 
| 1. | the act or an instance of directing. |
| 2. | the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed: The storm moved in a northerly direction. |
| 3. | the point or region itself: The direction is north. |
| 4. | a position on a line extending from a specific point toward a point of the compass or toward the nadir or the zenith. |
| 5. | a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination: the direction of contemporary thought. |
| 6. | Usually, directions. instruction or guidance for making, using, etc.: directions for baking a cake. |
| 7. | order; command. |
| 8. | management; control; guidance; supervision: a company under good direction. |
| 9. | a directorate. |
| 10. | the name and address of the intended recipient as written on a letter, package, etc. |
| 11. | decisions in a stage or film production as to stage business, speaking of lines, lighting, and general presentation. |
| 12. | the technique, act, or business of making such decisions, managing and training a cast of actors, etc. |
| 13. | the technique, act, or business of directing an orchestra, concert, or other musical presentation or group. |
| 14. | Music. a symbol or phrase that indicates in a score the proper tempo, style of performance, mood, etc. |
| 15. | a purpose or orientation toward a goal that serves to guide or motivate; focus: He doesn't seem to have any direction in life. |
| di·rec·tion (dĭ-rěk'shən, dī-) n.
[Middle English, arrangement, from Latin dīrēctiō, dīrēctiōn-, from dīrēctus, past participle of dīrigere, to direct; see direct.] di·rec'tion·less adj. |