directions
How to proceed
Directions are instructions for reaching a destination or accomplishing a task.
You ask for directions when lost, or follow directions on a recipe or medicine bottle.
The word implies sequential steps: Read the directions before assembling.
Directions also refers to the ways something can go—north, south, up, down: The wind shifted directions.
A sense of direction is the ability to orient oneself spatially.
Path from A to B
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
landmark · signpost · intersection · turn · detour · bearing · coordinates · north
Purposes or targets
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- goalsIntended end results
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
- trajectoryPath of moving object
course · path · heading · drift · tendency · trend · momentum · orientation
Sequential actions in process
- manualWritten instructions for use
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- guideLeader or instruction book
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
how-to · tutorial · assembly · walkthrough · sequence · order · follow · read
Guidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
coaching · wisdom · insight · feedback · pointers · consultation · steering · leadership
route
Path from A to B
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
wayfinding · landmark · signpost · intersection · turn · detour · bearing · coordinates · north · south
aims
Purposes or targets
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- goalsIntended end results
- intentionPlanned purpose for acting
trajectory · course · path · heading · drift · tendency · trend · momentum · orientation · inclination
steps
Sequential actions in process
- manualWritten instructions for use
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- guideLeader or instruction book
procedure · how-to · tutorial · assembly · walkthrough · sequence · order · follow · read · written
advice
Guidance on decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- recommendationsProposed courses of action
- suggestionsProposed ideas or advice
mentorship · coaching · wisdom · insight · feedback · pointers · consultation · steering · leadership · supervision
staging
Preparing for presentation
creative · artistic · auteur · screenplay · script · actors · scene · shot · production · cinematic
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- classroom speakinglesson, lecture, explanation, instruction, feedback
- conciergeconcierge, hotel concierge, front desk, reservations, recommendations
- Driving TermsGPS, maps, highways, toll roads, backroads
- GPS navigationdestination, route, ETA, rerouting, recalculating
- hotel dutiescheck-in, check-out, housekeeping, front desk, room service
directionsmisguidance
Faulty advice given
misdirection · confusion · disorientation · silence · obscurity
directionsdeviations
Departures from a norm
wandering · aimlessness · disorientation · lostness · meandering
directionschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disorder · randomness · aimlessness · purposelessness · confusion
- sense of directionSpatial navigation instinct
- giving directionsExplaining how to arrive
- following directionsAdhering to given instructions
- wrong directionIncorrect path taken
- creative directionGuiding aesthetic vision
- in every directionToward all sides equally
direction, directional, directionless, misdirection, indirection, redirection, directionality, multidirectional, misdirections