What is the meaning of direction?

noun

• A line leading to a place or point.
  • usage: "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
  • synonyms: way
• The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.
  • usage: "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
• A general course along which something has a tendency to develop.
  • usage: "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
• Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
  • synonyms: guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling
• The act of managing something.
  • usage: "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government"
  • synonyms: management
• A message describing how something is to be done.
  • usage: "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
  • synonyms: instruction
• The act of setting and holding a course.
  • usage: "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
  • synonyms: steering, guidance
• A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.
  • usage: "the judge's charge to the jury"
  • synonyms: commission, charge
• The concentration of attention or energy on something.
  • usage: "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
  • synonyms: focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, centering