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Noun direction has 9 senses

direction, way - a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
--₁ is a kind of path, route, itinerary
--₁ has particulars:
bearing, heading, aim; course, trend; qibla; tendency, trend
direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
--₂ is a kind of position, spatial relation
--₂ has particulars:
frontage; orientation; opposition; windward; leeward; compass point, point; north, magnetic north, compass north
direction - a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "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"
--₃ is a kind of inclination, disposition, tendency
guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
--₄ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--₄ has particulars:
road map, guideline; career counseling; cynosure; genetic counseling; marriage counseling; tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint

management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
--₅ is a kind of social control
--₅ has particulars:

direction, instruction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
--₆ is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--₆ has particulars:
rule; rule, prescript; rubric; misdirection; address, destination, name and address; markup; prescription; recipe, formula; rule; stage direction; style; system command
steering, guidance, direction - the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
--₇ is a kind of control
--₇ has particulars:
driving; aim; navigation, pilotage, piloting; celestial guidance; inertial guidance, inertial navigation; command guidance; terrestrial guidance
commission, charge, direction - a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury"
--₈ is a kind of command, bid, bidding, dictation
--₈ has particulars: misdirection
focus, focusing, focussing, direction, centering - the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
--₉ is a kind of concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
--₉ has particulars: particularism