direct

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Synonyms: direst, disect

Antonyms: direst, disect

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Adjective

1. Proceeding without [[deviation]] or [[interruption]].
2. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
3. Straightforward; sincere.
4. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
5. In the line of descent; not [[collateral]].
6. {{lb|en|astronomy}} In the direction of the general [[planetary]] motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not [[retrograde]]; said of the motion of a celestial body.
7. {{lb|en|political science}} Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more [[representative]]s or [[delegate]]s.
8. {{lb|en|aviation|travel}} Having a single [[flight number]].
9. {{lb|en|mathematics|logic|of a [[proof]]}} Not employing the [[law of the excluded middle]] or argument by [[contradiction]]. {{ant|en|indirect}}

Adverb

1. [[directly|Directly]].

Verb

1. To [[manage]], [[control]], [[steer]].
2. To [[aim]] (something) at (something else).
3. To [[point out]] to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.
4. To [[point out]] to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
5. {{lb|en|dated}} To [[address]] (a letter) {{m|en|to}} a particular person or place.

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