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Verbs (21)
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direct
v. guide the actors in (plays and films)
direct
v. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
direct
v. command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
address, direct
v. put an address on (an envelope)
send, direct
v. cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
calculate, aim, direct
v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
v. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
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Adjectives (8)
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direct
adj. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
direct
adj. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
lineal, direct
adj. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
direct, unmediated
adj. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote"
direct, verbatim
adj. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
Fuzzynyms (161)
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fasten
v. become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back"
determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
coach, train
v. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; "He is training our Olympic team"; "She is coaching the crew"
drill
v. teach by repetition
prompt, remind, cue
v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
enlighten, edify
v. make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
adjure
v. command solemnly
demand
v. summon to court
invite, bid
v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something
charge
v. instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the children to memorize the poem"
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
guide, run, draw, pass
v. pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for
v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate
v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
project, propose
v. present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity"
draft, outline
v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
bear
v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
flex, bend
v. bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
bend
v. change direction; "The road bends"
turn
v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
turn
v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
turn, turn over
v. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
veer
v. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"
seek
v. inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
endeavor, endeavour, strive
v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
negociate, negotiate, talk terms
v. discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house"
concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for
v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
calculate, aim, direct
v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
hatch
v. draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"
design
v. intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
map, chart, map out
v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"
arrange, set up
v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
plan, project, contrive, design
v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
organize, organise, coordinate
v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
aboveboard, straightforward
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
point-blank
adj. close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
direct
adj. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite"
square(a), straightforward, straight
adj. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"
honest, honorable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
reputable
adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
ingenuous, artless
adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
genuine, echt
adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
expeditious
adj. marked by speed and efficiency
effective, effectual, efficacious
adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
effective, efficient
adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"
openhearted
adj. freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted advice"
frank
adj. clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"
guileless, transparent
adj. free of deceit
honest
adj. without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"
trusting
adj. inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall
instantaneous, instant(a)
adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
abrupt
adj. exceedingly sudden and unexpected; "came to an abrupt stop"; "an abrupt change in the weather"
sudden
adj. happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"
primary
adj. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
staple
adj. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
basic, introductory
adj. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
compendious, compact, succinct, summary
adj. briefly giving the gist of something; "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
sententious
adj. abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes
truncate, truncated
adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; "a truncate leaf"; "truncated volcanic mountains"; "a truncated pyramid"
abridged
adj. (used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting; "an abridged version"
unrestrained
adj. not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"
free
adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
boundless, unbounded, limitless
adj. seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent; "unbounded enthusiasm"; "children with boundless energy"; "a limitless supply of money"
unrestricted
adj. not subject to or subjected to restriction
irrepressible, uncontrollable
adj. impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"
open, forthright
adj. ready for business; "the stores are open"
outspoken, vocal
adj. given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
aboveboard, straightforward
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
direct
adj. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
reputable
adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
ingenuous, artless
adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"
genuine, echt
adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
patent
adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"
original
adj. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
precise
adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
Synonyms (15)
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drop, dismiss, send away, send packing
v. stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
straight
adj. having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"
honest, honorable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"
instantaneous
adj. occurring with no delay; "relief was instantaneous"; "instant gratification"
accurate
adj. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
approximate, approximative
adj. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"
literal
adj. without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
perfect
adj. precisely accurate or exact; "perfect timing"
rigorous, strict
adj. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
Antonyms (21)
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retrograde
adj. moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth
indirect
adj. not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"
devious, circuitous, roundabout
adj. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
meandering(a), rambling, wandering(a), winding
adj. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"
crabwise, sideways
adj. (of movement) at an angle
indirect
adj. extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"
evasive
adj. avoiding the issue; not straightforward: "an evasive statement"
digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling
adj. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"
circuitous, roundabout
adj. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
collateral, indirect
adj. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
direct
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