direction
direction is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What does direction mean?
The act of setting and holding a course.
“a new council was installed under the direction of the king”
The concentration of attention or energy on something.
“he had no direction in his life”
The act of managing something.
“is the direction of the economy a function of government?”
A line leading to a place or point.
“he looked the other direction”
A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.
Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
A message describing how something is to be done.
“he gave directions faster than she could follow them”
A general course along which something has a tendency to develop.
“I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts”
“his ideals determined the direction of his career”
The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.
“he checked the direction and velocity of the wind”
Anagrams of direction
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