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Showing words for DIRECTION using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Direction

cretinoid, direction

8 Letter Words for Direction

centroid, dicerion, doctrine, icteroid, indicter, indictor, indirect, neritoid, redition, reindict, retinoid

7 Letter Words for Direction

cerotin, citrine, cointer, condite, cordite, cortine, cotrine, cretion, crinite, crinoid, cronied, ctenoid, deontic, dictier, diction, dineric, dinetic, dinitro, diorite, edition, ericoid, icterid, identic, incited, inciter, inditer, ironice, neritic, neritid, nitride, noritic, noticed, noticer, odinite, oneiric, otidine, rection, retinic, tenioid, tineoid, trinode

6 Letter Words for Direction

cedrin, cedron, centro, ceroid, cinder, cinter, citied, citrin, citron, coedit, coined, coiner, conder, condie, conite, conred, conter, coreid, coriin, corned, cornet, cortin, credit, cretin, crined, crinet, crinid, cronet, cronie, crotin, ctenii, dicier, dietic, dinero, diotic, direct, dirten, dition, ditone, docent, dornic, dotier, dreint, dronet, dronte, editor, endict, erotic, incide, incite, incord, inctri, indice, indico, indict, indite, intice, intire, intoed, introd, iodine, iodite, irenic, ironed, ironic, nidiot, nitred, nitric, nitrid, noetic, nordic, norice, norite, notice, octine, ointed, oniric, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, recoin, recond, ricine, rident, rioted, rodent, roined, roncet, teioid, tercio, ticino, tidier, tierod, tinder, tineid, tinier, tonier, triced, tricon, trined, triode

5 Letter Words for Direction

ceint, centi, cento, cerin, cetin, cider, cirio, cited, citer, coden, coder, coned, coner, contd, conte, contr, cored, corni, coted, credo, cried, crine, crone, decon, decor, deric, detin, dicer, dicot, diner, dinic, dioti, diter, donec, donet, doric, doter, drent, drice, droit, drone, ecoid, edict, iceni, icier, ident, idion, idiot, idite, incor, indic, indie, indri, inert, inter, intro, iodic, iodin, ionic, iortn, irido, irone, necro, nicer, nidor, niter, nitid, nitro, noire, norie, norit, noted, noter, oncer, oncet, ontic, orcin, recit, recon, recti, recto, redon, retin, riced, ricin, riden, ronde, ronte, roted, tecon, teiid, teind, tendo, tenio, tenor, ticed, ticer, tined, tired, tondi, toned, toner, tonic, tored, toric, torii, trend, trice, tride, tried, trine, trode, troic, tronc, trone

4 Letter Words for Direction

cedi, cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cide, cine, cion, cire, cite, cito, code, coed, coin, coir, coit, cond, cone, coni, cont, cord, core, corn, cort, cote, cred, crin, crit, dcor, deco, deni, dent, dern, dero, deti, detn, dice, dict, dier, diet, dine, dino, dint, dioc, dire, dirt, dite, doen, doer, doit, done, doni, dont, dore, dorn, dort, dote, drie, ecod, econ, ecto, edit, endo, ento, entr, eric, erin, etic, eton, iced, icer, icod, icon, ideo, idic, incr, inde, init, inro, inti, into, intr, iode, ired, irid, iron, iter, nerd, neti, nice, nide, nidi, nied, nito, node, nodi, noir, nore, nori, note, oder, odic, odin, oeci, oint, once, oner, ordn, ored, otic, recd, rect, redo, rein, reit, rend, reno, rent, retd, rice, ride, rind, rine, riot, rite, rode, roed, roid, roin, roit, rond, rone, ront, rotc, rote, roti, tend, tern, tice, tide, tidi, tied, tien, tier, tinc, tind, tine, tire, tode, toed, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, trid, trie, trin, trio, trod, tron

3 Letter Words for Direction

cdr, cen, ceo, cer, cid, cie, cir, cit, cod, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, dec, dei, den, der, det, die, din, dir, dit, doc, doe, don, dor, dot, eco, ect, edo, eir, enc, end, eon, erd, ern, ert, etc, ice, ide, ido, inc, ind, int, ion, ire, itd, nco, ned, nei, neo, net, nid, nie, nit, nod, nor, not, oct, ode, oer, oie, oii, one, oni, ont, orc, ord, ore, ort, otc, rcd, rct, rec, red, rei, rid, rie, rin, rio, rit, rnd, roc, rod, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tdr, tec, ted, ten, ter, tic, tid, tie, tin, toc, tod, toe, toi, ton, tor, tri

Definitions for Direction

[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.
[16] the act of directing or the state of being directed
[17] management, control, or guidance
[18] the work of a stage or film director
[19] the course or line along which a person or thing moves, points, or lies
[20] the course along which a ship, aircraft, etc, is travelling, expressed as the angle between true or magnetic north and an imaginary line through the main fore-and-aft axis of the vessel
[21] the place towards which a person or thing is directed
[22] a line of action; course
[23] the name and address on a letter, parcel, etc
[24] music the process of conducting an orchestra, choir, etc
[25] music an instruction in the form of a word or symbol heading or occurring in the body of a passage, movement, or piece to indicate tempo, dynamics, mood, etc
[26] (modifier) maths (of an angle) being any one of the three angles that a line in space makes with the three positive directions of the coordinate axes. Usually given as α, β, and γ with respect to the x-, y-, and z- axes (of a cosine) being the cosine of any of the direction angles

Words related to Direction

control, guidance, leadership, order, outlook, angle, orientation, area, trend, aspect, way, objective, path, line, government, administration, supervision, charge, command, oversight

Words nearby Direction

direct-vision spectroscope, directed, directed angle, directed verdict, directed-energy device, direction, direction angle, direction cosine, direction finder, direction number, directional

Origin of Direction

1375–1425; late Middle English direccioun (< Middle French ) < Latin dīrēctiōn- (stem of dīrēctiō ) “arranging in line, straightening.” See direct, -ion

Other words from Direction

di·rec·tion·less , adjective
pre·di·rec·tion , noun
self-di·rec·tion , noun
su·per·di·rec·tion , noun

Synonyms for Direction

control, guidance, leadership, order, administration, charge, command, government, oversight, superintendence, supervision