Definitions of direction:

• noun:   a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

  Example: "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"

• noun:   a message describing how something is to be done

  Example: "He gave directions faster than she could follow them"

• noun:   a line leading to a place or point

  Example: "He looked the other direction"

• noun:   the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

  Example: "He checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

• noun:   the act of managing something

  Example: "Is the direction of the economy a function of government?"

• noun:   the act of setting and holding a course

  Example: "A new council was installed under the direction of the king"

• noun:   a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
• noun:   the concentration of attention or energy on something

  Example: "He had no direction in his life"

• noun:   something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action