directive
— Noun
– English
～ a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
directiveness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being directive
directivity
— Noun
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～ the quality of being directive
directivity
— Noun
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～ the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another; "the antenna received signals with no directivity"
directly
— Adverb
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～ in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
directly
— Adverb
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～ without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
directly
— Adverb
– English
～ without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"
directly
— Adverb
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～ without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
directness
— Noun
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～ the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
directness
— Noun
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～ trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
director
— Noun
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～ someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
director
— Noun
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～ someone who controls resources and expenditures
director
— Noun
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～ member of a board of directors
director
— Noun
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～ the person who leads a musical group
director
— Noun
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～ the person who directs the making of a film
directorate
— Noun
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～ a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
directorship
— Noun
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～ the position of a director of a business concern
directory
— Noun
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～ (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
directory
— Noun
– English
～ an alphabetical list of names and addresses
direful
— Adjective
– English
～ causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"