Direction and Line

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Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Line is a synonym for direction in way topic. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Direction", when it comes to topics like course.

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

Line noun - A way of acting or proceeding.

Usage example: since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

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Direction is a synonym for line in course topic. You can use "Direction" instead a noun "Line", if it concerns topics such as row, trajectory.

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

good	good direction	good line
best	best direction	best line
exact	exact direction	exact line
particular	particular direction	particular line
Other adjectives: similar, specific, certain, current, original, straight, actual, entire, real, little, bad, horizontal, moral, last, different, vertical.

Much hilarity ensued as Max bungles every line and direction he is given — one of his mistakes was to read the script as "I beg your pardon, smiles and bows".

Source: Reading the Stage Directions Out Loud
Any half-decent rendition should cross the line at least a dozen times, in every direction.

Source: Crosses The Line Twice / Live-Action Films
The original scripts continued this way, but the addition of the second plot line takes it in a different direction.

Source: Film / Hancock

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