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a.
Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
n.
The condition or office of a director; directorate.
a.
Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically, relating to the Directory of France under the first republic. See Directory, 3.
n.
Direction; guide.
n.
One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
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Characterized by direption.
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Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide; directive.
n.
A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
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One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.
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of Directory
n.
The office of director; also, a body of directors taken jointly.
n.
A body of directors; board of management; especially, a committee which held executive power in France under the first republic.
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of Directrix
n.
A directress.
adv.
In a dire manner.
n.
The quality of being direct; straightness; straightforwardness; immediateness.
n.
A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances; esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as, the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the Prayer Book.
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Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.
n.
A woman who directs.
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A book containing the names and residences of the inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an address book; as, a business directory.
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