direction

noun

• 1a course along which someone or something moves:she set off in the opposite direction [mass noun]:he had a terrible sense of direction
• the course which must be taken in order to reach a destination:the village is over the moors in a northerly direction
• a point to or from which a person or thing moves or faces:a house with views in all directions
• a general way in which someone or something is developing; a trend or tendency:new directions in painting and architecture any dialogue between them is a step in the right direction
• [mass noun] general aim or purpose:the campaign’s lack of direction

• 2 [mass noun] the management or guidance of someone or something:under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation
• the work of directing the actors and other staff in a film, play, or other production.
• (directions) instructions on how to reach a destination or about how to do something:Preston gave him directions to a restaurant not far from the studio