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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"; a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"; a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"; the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

motivation collapse: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"; the act of motivating; providing incentive; the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

azimuth collapse: the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

signboard collapse: structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"

guidepost collapse: a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior

fist collapse: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

orientation collapse: the act of orienting; a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships; an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs; position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions

signpost collapse: a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way; mark with a signpost, as of a path

steering collapse: the act of steering a ship; the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"

navigation collapse: the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place; ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts"

pointer collapse: a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game; an indicator as on a dial

arrow collapse: a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow; a mark to indicate a direction or relation

home rule collapse: self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government

stimulation collapse: the act of arousing an organism to action; any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action; (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)

recommendation collapse: any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society"; something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable; something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable

autonomy collapse: immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; personal independence

animation collapse: the making of animated cartoons; quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous; the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed"; the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"

mainstream collapse: the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"

heading collapse: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

tendency collapse: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink"; a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"

tuition collapse: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000"

direction finder collapse: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

aim collapse: the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"; the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"; propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"; direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"; aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "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"

lie collapse: a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth; position or manner in which something is situated; Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968); tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"; be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"; be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position; have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies"; be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"

schooling collapse: the act of teaching at school; the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)

supervision collapse: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

ordering collapse: logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

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