thataway
In that direction
Thataway is informal or dialectal for "in that direction," often accompanied by a pointing gesture: The trail goes thataway.
It mirrors thisaway (this way) and suggests casual, folksy speech.
The word appears in Western films and rural dialogue, sometimes humorously: They went thataway!
Directing attention somewhere
- motioningSignaling through movement
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- gesturingMoving limbs expressively
- beckoningGesturing for approach
waving · nodding · directing · signaling · guiding · ushering · hand-waving · finger-pointing
Directing attention somewhere
- bearingPosture or orientation
- headingDirectional course traveled
- coursePlanned path forward
- routePath from A to B
waypoint · destination · trajectory · pathway · orientation · navigation · compass · landmark
An indefinite location
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- unclearNot easily understood
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
general · nonspecific · uncertain · ambiguous · rough · ballpark · unspecified · loosely
That distant place
- thisawayInformal for this direction
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- somewheresDialectal somewhere variant
- someplaceAn unnamed location
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
- motioningSignaling through movement
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- gesturingMoving limbs expressively
beckoning · waving · nodding · directing · signaling · guiding · ushering · hand-waving · finger-pointing · showing
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
route · waypoint · destination · trajectory · pathway · orientation · navigation · compass · landmark · north
somewhere
An indefinite location
- indefiniteNot precisely determined
- impreciseLacking exactness or accuracy
- unclearNot easily understood
approximate · general · nonspecific · uncertain · ambiguous · rough · ballpark · unspecified · loosely · inexact
yonder
That distant place
- thisawayInformal for this direction
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- somewheresDialectal somewhere variant