- Types Of Speech
- You can use direct as a verb, adjective satellite, article or as a adverb in a sentence.
- About Direct
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters c, d, e, i, r, and t, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters re. Direct starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, di, dir, dire, direc, and the ending characters are t, ct, ect, rect, irect, ..
- Definition
- Plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Direct is set as a grade seven word that starts with d, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is direct a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Direct in Pig Latin is said as "irectday or irectdway".
- Unigram
- d | i | r | e | c | t
- Bigram
- di | ir | re | ec | ct
- Trigram
- dir | ire | rec | ect
- Quadrigram
- dire | irec | rect
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- plan and direct (a complex undertaking);
"he masterminded the robbery" - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- command with authority;
"He directed the children to do their homework" - give directions to;
point somebody into a certain direction;
"I directed them towards the town hall" - put an address on (an envelope, for example)
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face";
"criticism directed at her superior";
"direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" - aim or direct at;
as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;
"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" - guide the actors in (plays and films)
- lead, as in the performance of a composition;
"conduct an orchestra;
Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" - direct the course;
determine the direction of travelling - 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" - take somebody somewhere;
"We lead him to our chief";
"can you take me to the main entrance?";
"He conducted us to the palace" - be in charge of
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- exact;
"the direct opposite" - effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives;
"many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College" - immediate or direct in bearing or force;
having nothing intervening;
"in direct sunlight";
"in direct contact with the voters";
"direct exposure to the disease";
"a direct link";
"the direct cause of the accident" - in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker;
"a direct quotation";
"repeated their dialog verbatim" - as an immediate result or consequence;
"a direct result of the accident"
- Article Examples
- direct in spatial dimensions;
proceeding without deviation or interruption;
straight and short;
"a direct route";
"a direct flight";
"a direct hit" - of a current flowing in one direction only;
not alternating;
"direct current" - extended senses;
direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action;
"a direct question";
"a direct response";
"a direct approach" - similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity;
"a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)" - moving from west to east on the celestial sphere;
or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;
"lineal ancestors";
"lineal heirs";
"a direct descendant of the king";
"direct heredity"
- Adverb Examples
- without deviation;
"the path leads directly to the lake";
"went direct to the office"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute | something that is conceived to be absolute something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control "no mortal being can influence the absolute" |
| Abstainer | a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages |
| Accompaniment | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them |
| Accomplish | put in effect "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" |
| Accurate | 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" |
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| Address | social skill |
| Address To | |
| Adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Direct
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Credit | used in the phrase `to your credit'' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise "she already had several performances to her credit" |
| Direct | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) "he masterminded the robbery" |
View English words with the unique letters used in direct. Words With The Letters Cdeirt
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administration | the act of administering medication |
| Applied Scientist | |
| Brass | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
| Conceiver | someone who creates new things |
| Engineer | a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems |
| Establishment | the act of forming something "the constitution of a PTA group last year" "it was the establishment of his reputation" "he still remembers the organization of the club" |
| Governance | the act of governing exercising authority "regulations for the governing of state prisons" "he had considerable experience of government" |
| Governing Body | |
| Labor Organizer | |
| Mastermind | someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality "Mozart was a child genius" "he''s smart but he''s no Einstein" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plan | scale drawing of a structure "the plans for City Hall were on file" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Choreograph | plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credit (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | credit | ||
| Verdict (7 letters) | 13 +4 | 15 +5 | verdict | ||
| Diuretic (8 letters) | 11 +2 | 13 +3 | diuretic | ||
| Direct (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | credit | ||
| Accredit (8 letters) | 13 +4 | 15 +5 | accredit | ||
| Redirect (8 letters) | 11 +2 | 12 +2 | redirect | ||
| Directed (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | directed | ||
| Credited (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | directed |
Direct Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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