Direct
vverb.communicationcommand with authorityExamples:- He directed the children to do their homework
Derivationally Related Form:directive
Hypernyms:enjoin order say tell
Inherited Hypernyms:directorderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:stet
Full Troponyms:stet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: direct)
vverb.competitionintend (something) to move towards a certain goalSynset:aim place point target
Examples:- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
Derivationally Related Form:aimplacetarget
Hypernyms:aim direct take take aim train
Inherited Hypernyms:targetaimpositionputmove
Direct Hyponyms:addresshome inrange inzero in
Full Troponyms:addressrange in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP (apply to: aim, point)
vverb.creationguide the actors in (plays and films)Topic:performing arts
Derivationally Related Form:director
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:directmake
Direct Hyponyms:stage direct
Full Troponyms:stage direct
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: direct)
vverb.socialbe in charge ofDerivationally Related Form:directivedirector
Hypernyms:care deal handle manage
Inherited Hypernyms:directmanagecontrol
Direct Hyponyms:administergiveguidehaveheadholdleadmakeoperaterunsteerthrow
Causes:act move
Full Troponyms:administerblockcaptainchairfinancierguideheadholdmove in onoperatespearheadtake holdwarm upwork
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.motiontake somebody somewhereSynset:conduct guide lead take
Examples:- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
Derivationally Related Form:guideleader
Inherited Hypernyms:lead
Direct Hyponyms:beaconhandlead astraymisdirectmisguidemisleadshowusher
Full Troponyms:beaconhandmarshalmisleadusher
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | The men --- the horses across the field (apply to: guide, lead)
vverb.motioncause to go somewhereSynset:send
Examples:- The explosion sent the car flying in the air
- She sent her children to camp
- He directed all his energies into his dissertation
Derivationally Related Form:sending
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:sendmove
Direct Hyponyms:airtblowcastcontrivedivertprojectredirectreferroutethrowturn
Full Troponyms:blastblowdesexualizedeviatedivertgiveperturbprojectrecommitredirectreferrelegatereport outreturnrouteshootshuntsublimatesubmittake upturn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.competitionpoint or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towardsSynset:aim take take aim train
Examples:- Please don't aim at your little brother!
- He trained his gun on the burglar
- Don't train your camera on the women
- Take a swipe at one's opponent
Derivationally Related Form:aim
Hypernyms:position
Inherited Hypernyms:aimpositionputmove
Direct Hyponyms:aimchargedirectdraw a bead onholdlevelplacepointsightswingtargetturn
Full Troponyms:addresschargedraw a bead onholdlevelrange insightswingtargetturn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.creationlead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"Topic:music
Synset:conduct lead
Derivationally Related Form:conductingleaddirector
Hypernyms:do execute perform
Inherited Hypernyms:conductperform
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationgive directions to; point somebody into a certain directionExamples:- I directed them towards the town hall
Hypernyms:apprise apprize instruct
Inherited Hypernyms:directinstructinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:point the waytalk down
Full Troponyms:point the waytalk down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.cognitionspecifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain publicSynset:aim calculate
Hypernyms:designate destine intend specify
Inherited Hypernyms:calculateintendplanthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motiondirect the course; determine the direction of travellingSynset:channelise channelize guide head maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre point steer
Derivationally Related Form:manoeuvreguidemaneuverableheadmaneuverersteerageheadingsteeringsteererchannelisation
Hypernyms:command control
Inherited Hypernyms:steercontrol
Direct Hyponyms:channelconncornercrabdockhelmnavigateparkpilotpull oversheerstand outstarboardtree
Full Troponyms:angle-parkastrogatechannelconncornercrabdockdouble-parkdry-dockhelmnavigateparallel-parkparkpull oversheerstand outstarboard
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s something PP | The men --- the boat (apply to: steer)
vverb.communicationput an address on (an envelope)Synset:address
Derivationally Related Form:addressaddressee
Hypernyms:label
Inherited Hypernyms:addresslabeldesignate
Direct Hyponyms:instrumentmisaddressmisdirectre-address
Full Troponyms:instrumentmisdirectre-address
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.cognitionplan and direct (a complex undertaking)Synset:engineer mastermind orchestrate organise organize
Examples:- he masterminded the robbery
Derivationally Related Form:orchestrationengineermasterminddirectiveorganizationorganisationorganizer
Hypernyms:plan
Inherited Hypernyms:mastermindplanthink
Direct Hyponyms:choreograph
Full Troponyms:choreograph
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adjadj.alldirect in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and shortAttributes:directness straightness
Examples:- a direct route
- a direct flight
- a direct hit
Antonyms:indirect
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
Similar to:door-to-door nonstop point-blank straightforward through undeviating unswerving
See also:straight
adj satadj.allhaving no intervening persons, agents, conditionsSynset:unmediated
Examples:- in direct sunlight
- in direct contact with the voters
- direct exposure to the disease
- a direct link
- the direct cause of the accident
- direct vote
Antonyms:mediate
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
Similar to:immediate
adjadj.allstraightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or actionExamples:- a direct question
- a direct response
- a direct approach
Antonyms:indirect
Derivationally Related Form:directness
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
Similar to:bluff blunt candid forthright frank free-spoken outspoken plainspoken point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder brutal flat-footed flatfooted man-to-man no-nonsense plain unvarnished pointed square straight straightforward upfront
See also:honest honorable
adjadj.allin a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to childSynset:lineal
Examples:- lineal ancestors
- lineal heirs
- a direct descendant of the king
- direct heredity
Antonyms:collateral
Derivationally Related Form:line
Inherited Hypernyms:lineal
Similar to:matrilineal matrilinear patrilineal patrilinear unilateral
See also:related
adjadj.allmoving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the EarthTopic:astronomyuranology
Antonyms:retrograde
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
adjadj.allsimilar in nature or effect or relation to another quantityTopic:mathmathematicsmaths
Examples:- a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
Antonyms:inverse
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
adjadj.all(of a current) flowing in one direction onlyTopic:electricity
Antonyms:alternating
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
adj satadj.allbeing an immediate result or consequenceExamples:- a direct result of the accident
Antonyms:secondary
Derivationally Related Form:directness
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
Similar to:primary
adj satadj.allin precisely the same words used by a writer or speakerSynset:verbatim
Examples:- a direct quotation
- repeated their dialog verbatim
Antonyms:inexact
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
Similar to:exact
adj satadj.alllacking compromising or mitigating elements; exactAntonyms:relative
Inherited Hypernyms:direct
Similar to:absolute
advadv.allwithout deviationSynset:directly straight
Examples:- the path leads directly to the lake
- went direct to the office
Pertainyms:straightdirect
Inherited Hypernyms:directly