| direct primary | a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office |
| direct flight | a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft |
| foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
coupling
mating
pairing
conjugation
union sexual union | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes, the casual couplings of adolescents, the mating of some species occurs only in the spring |
| direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
| direct supporting fire | fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole) |
| direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it |
| foreign direct investment | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
| direct marketing | marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer |
| direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands |
coupling
coupler | a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects |
Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
| yoke coupling | a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together |
positive correlation
direct correlation | a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small, the correlation coefficient is between
and |
| direct mail | advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail |
| direct antonym | antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry') |
direct object
object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb |
| direct evidence | evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute |
direct discourse
direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., he said `I am a fool') |
| direct examination | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness |
| direct tide | the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
| direct sum | a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets |
| direct mailer | a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise |
| direct-grant school | formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities |
| direct transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth |
direct current
DC
direct electric current | an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |
| direct tax | a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied |
direct trust
express trust | a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) |
| direct loan | a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party, direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans |
contrast
direct contrast | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared, in contrast to, by contrast |
conductive hearing loss
conduction deafness
middle-ear deafness | hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear |
direct dye
substantive dye | dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.) |
mastermind
engineer
direct
organize
organise
orchestrate | plan and direct (a complex undertaking), he masterminded the robbery |
| calculate aim direct | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public |
| direct | command with authority, He directed the children to do their homework |
| direct | give directions to, point somebody into a certain direction, I directed them towards the town hall |
| address direct | put an address on (an envelope) |
target
aim a place direct point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face, criticism directed at her superior, direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself |
aim
take train
take aim
direct | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards, Please don't aim at your little brother!, He trained his gun on the burglar, Don't train your camera on the women, Take a swipe at one's opponent |
| direct | guide the actors in (plays and films) |
| stage direct | direct for the stage |
conduct
lead
direct | lead, as in the performance of a composition, conduct an orchestra, Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years |
a steer
maneuver
manoeuver
manoeuvre
direct point head guide channelize channelise a | direct the course, determine the direction of travelling |
| send direct | cause to go somewhere, The explosion sent the car flying in the air, She sent her children to camp, He directed all his energies into his dissertation |
lead take direct
conduct guide | take somebody somewhere, We lead him to our chief, can you take me to the main entrance?, He conducted us to the palace |
| direct | be in charge of |
| direct | lacking compromising or mitigating elements, exact, the direct opposite |
| conductive | having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound, exhibiting conductivity |
| direct | direct in spatial dimensions, proceeding without deviation or interruption, straight and short, a direct route, a direct flight, a direct hit |
| direct | (of a current) flowing in one direction only, direct current |