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direct
Adjective
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If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.
It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver.
These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes.
In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick."
There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.
direct
Verb
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If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.
He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise.
Can you please direct your attention to the screen.
Can you direct me to the station, please?
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If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.
She directed the investigation into the crash.
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If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.
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If you direct something, you tell people what to do.
He directed that the money go to the church after he died.
Please close your books where you are directed to do so.
direct
Adverb
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If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.
readout
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noun
an electronic device the displays information is a visual form
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noun
the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device
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noun
the output of a computer in readable form
image
Noun
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An image is something you can see or imagine that looks like the real thing.
Many people have an image of God as an old man.
The image on the screen reminded him of the town where he grew up.
The image in the mirror was not how she saw herself.
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An image is the good or bad opinion about someone or something.
What's your image of Paris?
We should be trying to create an image of the company as helpful and friendly.
image
Verb
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If you image something, you create an image of it.
The lunar surface at the Apollo 17 site, imaged by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
dissector
noun
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One who dissects; an anatomist.