direction

guidance or supervision of action or conduct, management.

The first known use: in the 15th century

Word Structure

9 Letters, 3 Syllable

direction

8 Phonemes

d ə r e k S ə n

d i r e k S i n / d I r e k S i n / d E r e k S i n

onset, rime

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Morpheme

direction

ə = schwa

Sentence Examples

The army attacked from three direction directions.

Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.

The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.

Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.

Common Phrases

a step in the right direction

go in a different direction

point (one) in the right direction

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