DIRECTION

A line leading to a place or point

Example: "He looked the other direction"

The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

Example: "He checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

A general course along which something has a tendency to develop

Example: "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"

Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

The act of managing something

Example: "He was given overall management of the program"

A message describing how something is to be done

Example: "He gave directions faster than she could follow them"

The act of setting and holding a course

Example: "A new council was installed under the direction of the king"

A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

Example: "The judge's charge to the jury"

The concentration of attention or energy on something

Example: "The focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"