steer roping | capturing a steer with a lasso |
change of direction reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
steering guidance direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
bullock steer | castrated bull |
direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
counterpart opposite number vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop, I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts, his ideals determined the direction of his career, they proposed a new direction for the firm |
antonym opposite word opposite | a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other, to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed' |
guidance counsel counseling counselling direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
tip lead steer confidential information wind hint | an indication of potential opportunity, he got a tip on the stock market, a good lead for a job |
direction instruction | a message describing how something is to be done, he gave directions faster than she could follow them |
stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
direction way | a line leading to a place or point, he looked the other direction, didn't know the way home |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
opposition opponent opposite | a contestant that you are matched against |
direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves, he checked the direction and velocity of the wind |
reverse contrary opposite | a relation of direct opposition, we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true |
inverse opposite | something inverted in sequence or character or effect, when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse |
autonomy self-direction selfeliance self-sufficiency | personal independence |
a steer maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre direct point head guide channelize channelise a | direct the course, determine the direction of travelling |
steer | direct (oneself) somewhere, Steer clear of him |
guide steer | be a guiding or motivating force or drive, The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses |
opposite paired | of leaves etc, growing in pairs on either side of a stem, opposite leaves |
diametric diametrical opposite polar | characterized by opposite extremes, completely opposed, in diametric contradiction to his claims, diametrical (or opposite) points of view, opposite meanings, extreme and indefensible polar positions |
opposite | altogether different in nature or quality or significance, the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended, it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest- Charles Reade |
opposite | the other one of a complementary pair, the opposite sex, the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors |
opposite | being directly across from each other, facing, And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm- Longfellow, we lived on opposite sides of the street, at opposite poles |
opposite | moving or facing away from each other, looking in opposite directions, they went in opposite directions |
face-to-face opposite | directly facing each other, the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table, lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street, they sat opposite at the table |