English words starting with dir

Meanings of Dire:

adjective

Extremely serious or urgent.

Usage examples:

Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

Meanings of Dire-straits:

idiom

In a very bad situation that is difficult to fix

Usage examples:

These kids are in dire straits, and the schools are doing nothing to help them!

Meanings of Direct:

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

Meanings of Directed:

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

Meanings of Directing:

verb

Control the operations of; manage or govern.

Usage examples:

An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

adjective

Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

There was no direct flight that day

adverb

With no one or nothing in between.

Usage examples:

They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

Meanings of Direction:

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

Meanings of Directional:

adjective

Relating to or indicating the direction in which someone or something is situated or moving.

Usage examples:

Directional signs wherever two paths joined

Meanings of Directionless:

adjective

Lacking in general aim or purpose.

Usage examples:

Music which bordered on directionless experimentalism

Meanings of Directions:

noun

A course along which someone or something moves.

Usage examples:

She set off in the opposite direction

Meanings of Directive:

noun

An official or authoritative instruction.

Usage examples:

A new ec directive

adjective

Involving the management or guidance of operations.

Usage examples:

The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy

Meanings of Directives:

noun

An official or authoritative instruction.

Usage examples:

A new ec directive

adjective

Involving the management or guidance of operations.

Usage examples:

The authority is seeking a directive role in energy policy

Meanings of Directly:

adverb

Without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

They went directly to the restaurant

conjunction

As soon as.

Usage examples:

She fell asleep directly she got into bed

Meanings of Directness:

noun

The quality of being plain and straightforward.

Usage examples:

He was renowned for the clarity and directness of his sermons

Meanings of Directoire:

adjective

Relating to a neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate louis xvi style and the empire style, prevalent during the french directory (1795–9).

Usage examples:

A directoire clock

Meanings of Director:

noun

A person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

Usage examples:

The sales director

Meanings of Director-general:

noun

The person who controls a big organization, especially a public organization

Usage examples:

The director general of the bbc

Meanings of Directorate:

noun

The board of directors of a company.

Usage examples:

Such companies developed elected directorates to enforce their rules, deal with disputes amongst th…

Meanings of Directorates:

noun

The board of directors of a company.

Usage examples:

Such companies developed elected directorates to enforce their rules, deal with disputes amongst th…

Meanings of Directorial:

adjective

Relating to a person who supervises the actors and other staff in a film, play, or similar production.

Usage examples:

His big-screen directorial debut

Meanings of Directories:

noun

A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Usage examples:

I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …

Meanings of Directors:

noun

A person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

Usage examples:

The sales director

Meanings of Directorship:

noun

The office or position of being in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

Usage examples:

The federal bureau of investigation rose to prominence under the directorship of j. edgar hoover

Meanings of Directorships:

noun

The office or position of being in charge of an activity, department, or organization.

Usage examples:

The federal bureau of investigation rose to prominence under the directorship of j. edgar hoover

Meanings of Directory:

noun

A book or website listing individuals or organizations alphabetically or thematically with details such as names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Usage examples:

I go down to the mhs library and begin looking at the 1912 city directories, alphabetical listings …

Meanings of Directress:

noun

A female director.

Usage examples:

Much to our satisfaction, the response to our quiz competition had been good so far,’ said kamakshi…