directions

Noun

Meaning

directions

plural of direction

directions pl (plural only)

Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something
Please follow the attached directions when assembling these shelves.
I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for directions.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

address instruction guidance recipe prescription Glengarry attitudinal briefing instructions

Antonyms

mistreatment

Phrases with the word

in all directions ask for directions give directions to ask directions book of cooking directions from two directions

Anagrams

discretion doctrinise

Examples

He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions. Stephen Leacock

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions. Martin Amis

In all matters but particularly in architecture ...that which is signified is the subject of which we may be speaking and that which gives significance is a demonstration on scientific principles. ...One who professes himself an architect should be well versed in both directions. Vitruvius

If you ask for directions rudely, you might end up a long distance from your destination. Chinese Proverb

The Russian knows the way, yet he asks for directions. German Proverb

When a poor man gets a little money, his thoughts go off in ten different directions. Ibo Proverb

Close letter words and terms

directionless directionlessly directionlessness directive directive case directive character