Direct vs. Indirect
Directadjective
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Directadjective
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
Directadjective
Straightforward; sincere.
Directadjective
Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
Directadjective
In the line of descent; not collateral.
Directadjective
(astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
Directadjective
(political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
Directadjective
having a single flight number.
Directadverb
Directly.
Directverb
To manage, control, steer.
Directverb
To aim (something) at (something else).
Directverb
To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
Directverb
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
Directverb
(dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
Directadjective
Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
Directadjective
Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.
Directadjective
Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
Directadjective
In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the direct line.
Directadjective
In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; - said of the motion of a celestial body.
Directadjective
Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates; as, direct nomination, direct legislation.
Directverb
To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance.
Directverb
To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as, he directed me to the left-hand road.
Directverb
To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army.
Directverb
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order; as, he directed them to go.
Directverb
To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter.
Directverb
To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.
Directnoun
A character, thus [ ], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation.
Directverb
command with authority;
Directverb
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
Directverb
guide the actors in (plays and films)
Directverb
be in charge of
Directverb
take somebody somewhere;
Directverb
cause to go somewhere;
Directverb
aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;
Directverb
lead, as in the performance of a composition;
Directverb
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction;
Directverb
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Directverb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Directverb
put an address on (an envelope, for example)
Directverb
plan and direct (a complex undertaking);
Directadjective
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short;
Directadjective
immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening;
Directadjective
extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action;
Directadjective
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;
Directadjective
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
Directadjective
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity;
Directadjective
of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating;
Directadjective
as an immediate result or consequence;
Directadjective
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker;
Directadjective
effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives;
Directadjective
exact;
Directadverb
without deviation;
Directadjective
extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping
Directadjective
(of apparent planetary motion) proceeding from west to east in accord with actual motion.
Directadjective
without intervening factors or intermediaries
Directadjective
(of light or heat) proceeding from a source without being reflected or blocked
Directadjective
(of genealogy) proceeding in continuous succession from parent to child
Directadjective
(of a quotation) taken from someone's words without being changed.
Directadjective
(of taxation) levied on income or profits rather than on goods or services.
Directadjective
complete (used for emphasis)
Directadjective
(of a person or their behaviour) going straight to the point; frank
Directadjective
(of evidence or proof) bearing immediately and unambiguously upon the facts at issue
Directadjective
perpendicular to a surface; not oblique
Directadverb
with no one or nothing in between
Directadverb
by a straight route or without breaking a journey
Directverb
control the operations of; manage or govern
Directverb
supervise and control (a film, play, or other production, or the actors in it)
Directverb
train and conduct (a group of musicians).
Directverb
aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person
Directverb
tell or show (someone) how to get somewhere
Directverb
address or give instructions for the delivery of (a letter or parcel)
Directverb
focus (one's thoughts) on or address (one's efforts) towards something.
Directverb
address a comment to or aim a criticism at
Directverb
target a product or advertisement specifically at (someone)
Directverb
guide or advise in a course or decision
Directverb
give (someone) an official order or authoritative instruction
Indirectadjective
Not direct; roundabout.
Indirectnoun
(finance) An indirect cost.
Indirectverb
To access by means of indirection; to dereference.
Indirectadjective
Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
Indirectadjective
Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.
Indirectadjective
Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
Indirectadjective
Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.
Indirectadjective
Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
Indirectadjective
having intervening factors or persons or influences;
Indirectadjective
not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination;
Indirectadjective
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines;
Indirectadjective
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action;
Indirectadjective
not as a direct effect or consequence;
