direct
exact
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
the direct opposite
directly
straight
without deviation
the path leads directly to the lake
went direct to the office
mastermind
engineer
organize
organise
orchestrate
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
he masterminded the robbery
calculate
aim
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
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
direct current
straightforward 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
unmediated
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
verbatim
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
a direct quotation
repeated their dialog verbatim
address
put an address on (an envelope)
target
place
point
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
take
train
take aim
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
lineal
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
lineal ancestors
lineal heirs
a direct descendant of the king
direct heredity
guide the actors in (plays and films)
conduct
lead
lead, as in the performance of a composition
conduct an orchestra
Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
being an immediate result or consequence
a direct result of the accident
steer
maneuver
manoeuver
manoeuvre
head
guide
channelize
channelise
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
send
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 led him to our chief
can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace
govern or manage