| 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 |
| extension | act of expanding in scope, making more widely available, extension of the program to all in need |
| extension | act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb |
| foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
extension
extension service
university extension | an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
| extension course | a course offered as part of an extension service |
| 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 |
annex
annexe
extension
wing | an addition that extends a main building |
elongation
extension | an addition to the length of something |
extension telephone extension
extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
| extension cord | an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord |
| extension ladder | a ladder whose length can be extended |
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 |
extension
lengthiness
prolongation | amount or degree or range to which something extends, the wire has an extension offeet |
| extension | the ability to raise the working leg high in the air, the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension, good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability |
reference
denotation
extension | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression, the class of objects that an expression refers to, the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos |
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 |
propagation
extension | the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions |
| 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 |
extension
filename extension
file name extension | a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters, the optional second part of a PC computer filename, most applications provide extensions for the files they create, most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS |
| 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 |
county agent
agricultural agent
extension agent | an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics |
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 |
direct dye
substantive dye | dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.) |
| extension | a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt, they applied for an extension of the loan |
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 |