Direction

Definition: Direction

Direction

Noun

1. A line leading to a place or point: "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home".

2. The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind".

3. 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".

4. Direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.

5. The act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?".

6. A message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them".

7. The act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king".

8. A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury".

Date "direction" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Direction \Di*rec"tion\, noun. [Latin expression directio: compare to the French expression direction.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Economics	Something that is imposed as authoritative instruction or bidding. Source: European Union. (references)
	That part of management which is concerned with the determination of objectives and policy and the checking of overall progress towards their fulfilment. Source: European Union. (references)
Geography	Direction or bearing of the outcrop of a geological feature of any dimension. Source: European Union. (references)
Military	1. In artillery and naval gunfire support, a term used by a spotter/observer in a call for fire to indicate the bearing of the spotting line. 2. See intelligence cycle. (references)
Military & Defense	The sequence of activities whereby information is obtained, assembled, converted into intelligence and made available to users. Determination of intelligence requirements, planning the collection effort, issuance of orders and requests to collection agencies and maintenance of a continuous check on the productivity of such agencies. Source: European Union. (references)
	In artillery and naval gunfire support, a term used by a spotter/observer in a call for fire to indicate the bearing of the spotting line. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	A. Angle to the right (clockwise) from an arbitrary zero direction. Used chiefly in triangulation. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
DI	English	Direction Indicator	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Direction

Synonyms: charge (n), commission (n), counsel (n), counseling (n), counselling (n), guidance (n), instruction (n), management (n), steering (n), way (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Authority	Noun: authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit, prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right;Noun: authority; influence, patronage, power, preponderance, credit, prestige, prerogative, jurisdiction; right; (title); direction; government; a.
Command	Despatch, dispatch; message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions; appointment, fixture.
Direction	Superintend, supervise; overlook, control, keep in order, look after, see to, legislate for; administer, ministrate; matronize; have the care of, have the charge of; be in charge of, have charge of, take the direction; boss, boss one around; pull the strings, pull the wires; rule; (command); have the direction, hold office, hold the portfolio; preside, preside at the board; take the chair, occupy the chair, be in the chair; pull the stroke oar.
	Noun: direction; management, managery; government, gubernation, conduct, legislation, regulation, guidance; bossism; legislature; steerage, pilotage; reins, reins of government; helm, rudder, needle, compass; guiding star, load star, lode star, pole star; cynosure.
	Noun: direction, bearing, course, vector; set, drift, tenor; tendency; incidence; bending, trending; Verb: dip, tack, aim, collimation; steering steerage.
	Ascertain one's direction; Noun: s'orienter, see which way the wind blows; box the compass; take the air line.
Government	Noun: government, legal authority, soveriegn, sovereign authority; authority; master; direction.
Indication	Beacon, cairn, post, staff, flagstaff, hand, pointer, vane, weathercock; guidepost, handpost, fingerpost, directing post, signpost; pillars of Hercules, pharos; bale-fire, beacon-fire; l'etoile du Nord; landmark, seamark; lighthouse, balize; polestar, loadstar, lodestar; cynosure, guide; address, direction, name; sign, signboard.
Precept	Rule, canon, law, code, corpus juris, lex scripta, act, statute, rubric, stage direction, regulation; form, formula, formulary; technicality; canon law; norm.
	Noun: precept, direction, instruction, charge; prescript, prescription; recipe, receipt; golden rule; maxim.
Recoil	Phrase: for every action there is a reaction equal in force and opposite in direction.
Teaching	Noun: teaching;Verb: instruction; edification; education; tuition; tutorage, tutelage; direction, guidance; opsimathy.
Utility	Noun: utility; usefulness; Adjective: efficacy, efficiency, adequacy; service, use, stead, avail; help; (aid); applicability; Adjective: subservience; (instrumentality); function; (business); value; worth; (goodness); money's worth; productiveness; cui bono; (intention); utilization; (use) step in the right direction.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Direction

English words defined with "direction": change of direction ♦ direction finder. (references)

Specialty definitions using "direction": automatic direction finder ♦ Bellini-Tosi direction finder ♦ Compass direction, crossed-loop direction finder with goniometer, crystallographic direction ♦ direction cosine, direction of motion, direction of movement, direction of strata ♦ fire direction center ♦ gun direction ♦ in the fiber direction, in the fibre direction, in the grain direction ♦ Line of Direction ♦ plumb line direction ♦ radio direction finder, Robinson direction finder ♦ slip direction ♦ trigonometric direction, trigonometrical direction. (references)

Etymologies containing "direction": Versus. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Direction" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (colonelcy, command, conduct, course, departure, desk, directing, direction, directorate, government, guidance, leadership, management, quarter, range, running, set, steering, superintendence, supervision, trend, vector, way).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Waiting only for your direction. Your Queen-to-be (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield) I unclog my nose in your direction, sons of a window dresser (Monty Python and the Holy Grail; writing credit: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin.) Look for your son but in the direction they're going (Jurassic Park III; writing credit: Peter Buchman) We drove a sixth away across the country in the wrong direction! (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin) There's no earthly way of knowing which direction we are going (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; writing credit: Roald Dahl)
Lyrics	Moving in the same direction (Every Heartbeat; performing artist: Amy Grant) Maybe I lost my direction, what if our love is the cost (Falling For The First Time; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) To the direction of the record we swayed (Request Line; performing artist: Black Eyed Peas) With no direction home (Like a Rolling Stone; performing artist: Bob Dylan) Givin' me direction (Baby I'm-A Want You; performing artist: Bread)
Clever	We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction. (references; author: unknown) If you are headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns. (references; author: unknown) We cannot change the direction of the wind... but we can adjust our sails. (references; author: unknown) You are an engineer if you know the direction the water swirls when you flush. (references; author: unknown) Love is not just gazing at each other, but looking together in the same direction. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	La Direction d'acteur par Jean Renoir (1968) Wrong Direction (1934) The Right Direction (1916)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction (reference) No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan (reference) Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction (reference) Soul Keeping: Ancient Paths of Spiritual Direction (reference) The Practice of Spiritual Direction (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Direction (reference) Direction Of Trade Statistics Quarterly (reference) Dree Resultats = Direction Des Relations Economiques Exterieures Resultats (reference) Guide To Direction Of Trade Statistics (reference) Homecare Direction (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Career Direction Decisions (reference) NFL: 1992 Green Bay Packers Team Video - New Direction (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Change Of Direction / Fullman (reference) Direction (reference) Another Direction (reference) Sense of Direction (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Kingston 64MB Module for NEC Direction SPL300 (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The hairs act to increase the levels of sensitivity experienced by the wasp to environmental conditions such as wind direction, moisture, and temperature. Credit: CDC.		Sandy Hook Bar, New York Harbor entrance Surveyed under the direction of Lt. Cmdg. Thomas R. Gedney, 1835 Hydrographic Survey H-53 This survey helped publicize survey efforts by finding a new channel This channel made it easier and cheaper to enter and leave New York Harbor. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Reconnaissance survey of the West Coast, Point Conception to San Francisco Surveyed under the direction of Lt. Cmdg. James Alden, 1851 Hydrographic Survey H-290. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Golf course on the Kona coast. Palm trees moulded by direction of prevailing trade winds. Credit: America's Coastlines.
	A fine example of glacial plucking showing direction of glacial ice motion from left to right in the image. Credit: America's Coastlines.		Here, a clear view of the direction that the island is accreting toward can be seen in the foreground of the picture. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	The United Anglers under Tom Furrer's direction raised funds to build a fish hatchery. This image shows the completed structure. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.		A solar-powered Surface Automated Measurement (SAM) site. These are deployed to take measurements in and around severe weather. Tower instruments give wind direction and speed; rain gauge on left. White box houses temperature, relative humidity and pressure instruments. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).
	NSSL vehicle with wind speed & direction sensors, humidity sensor, and temperature unit with fan. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).		United States Coast Survey Steamer BIBB at Dry Tortugas, Florida. At this time, the BIBB was engaged in conducting dredging work south of the Florida Keys under the direction of Louis F. de Pourtales who discovered life below 300 fathoms. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Bits and Pieces Aug 1986	Lack of opportunity is often nothing more than lack of purpose or direction.
Elbert Hubbard	Play needs direction as well as work.
Henry David Thoreau	The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.
Joseph Joubert	The mind's direction is more important than its progress.
Plato	The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.
	The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	Nothing is beneath you if it is in the direction of your life.
Sholom Aleichem	A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction.
Walter Savage Landor	People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	The constitution of the legislative is the first and fundamental act of society, whereby provision is made for the continuation of their union, under the direction of persons, and bonds of laws, made by persons authorized thereunto, by the consent and appointment of the people, without which no one man, or number of men, amongst them, can have authority of making laws that shall be binding to the rest. (Second Treatise of Government)
Communist Manifesto	1848	In place of the old local and national seclusion and self-sufficiency, we have intercourse in every direction, universal inter-dependence of nations. (reference)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	These secretaries shall act together as joint secretaries of the Tribunal and shall be subject to its direction. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded	Carroll, Lewis	A very few stitches sufficed to carry out this direction.
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	Go and buy it, and tell em to bring it here, that I may give them the direction where to take it.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	And which urged him imperiously in the opposite direction.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	The first step in the direction of truth is to understand the frame and scope of the intellect itself, to comprehend the act itself of intellection
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Call for some men of sound direction.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Joad looked over toward his coat and saw the turtle, free of the cloth and hurrying away in the direction he had been following when Joad found him.
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	For in this magnet the forces always act in lines parallel to its direction.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	The trees have ample room to expand on the water side, and each sends forth its most vigorous branch in that direction.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		These can also point you in the direction of essential information. (references)
		The rate and direction of change in platelet count must also be considered. (references)
		Urine normally flows from the kidneys down the ureters to the bladder in one direction. (references)
Business		As a dominant player, Eskom is also a major influence in the direction the market takes. (references)
		A shift of government budget policy in an expansive direction has reinforced this trend. (references)
		But more preparatory work is needed and the new bilateral initiative (described below) is another step in the right direction. (references)
Children	India	In August 1999, the NHRC reported that it had assumed the management of mental hospitals in Ranchi, Bihar, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, and Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, at the direction of the Supreme Court. (references)
	India	In February 2000, NHRC Chairman Justice J.S. Verma asked chief ministers of all the states and administrators of all the union territories "to issue clear directions to the inspector generals of prisons to ensure that mentally ill persons are not kept in jail under any circumstances." However, there was little follow-up to the NHRC direction. (references)
Civil Liberties	Brunei	This development constituted a modest step in the direction of improved religious freedom, but as yet there is no broad trend toward increased religious freedom. (references)
Economic History	Sri Lanka	Central Bank also used its repurchase rate to signal the direction of interest rates. (references)
	Lebanon	The reforms of the Ta'if agreement moved in this direction but have not been fully realized. (references)
	Panama	Torrijos' death in 1981 altered the tone but not the direction of Panama's political evolution. (references)
Human Rights	Afghanistan	Many believe that these political killings occurred at the direction of the Taliban. (references)
	Nigeria	The ICRC is active, with offices in Abuja and Lagos under the direction of a regional delegate. (references)
	Pakistan	Paramilitary forces under the direction of the political agents frequently conduct punitive actions during enforcement operations. (references)
Minorities	Rwanda	The most recent and severe outbreak of such violence, in 1994, involved genocidal killing of much of the Tutsi population under the direction of a Hutu-dominated government and implemented in large part by Hutu-dominated armed forces called the ex-FAR and Interahamwe militia. (references)
Political Economy	Congo	The immigration service, Direction Generale de Migration (DGM), also functioned as a security force. (references)
	Ukraine	The cabinet is nominated by the Prime Minister and approved by the President, but generally is under the President's direction. (references)
Political Rights	Czech Republic	In September two new political parties, Cesta Zmena (Way of Change) and Novy Smer (New Direction), were registered. (references)
	Belize	The country is a democracy governed by a national assembly with executive direction from a cabinet of ministers headed by Prime Minister Said Musa. (references)
	Bhutan	The name put to villagers for consensus approval by the headman is suggested to him by district officials, who in turn take their direction from the central Government. (references)
Trade	China	Jointly issued by MOFTEC and the State Economic and Trade Commission, the "Catalogue of Commodities Which are Restricted or Prohibited from Importing for Use in the Processing Trade" is designed to shift the direction of china's processing trade toward handling commodities with higher technological content and greater value-added potential. (references)
Travel	Saudi Arabia	Five times a day Muslims are obliged to pray in the direction of the holy city, Makkah. (references)
	Nepal	Travelers occasionally report immigration difficulties in crossing the Nepal-Tibet border overland in either direction. (references)
Women	Pakistan	However, in practice social custom dictates that couples are to marry at the direction of family elders. (references)
	Guatemala	The Secretariat operates under the direction of the President, advising him on the coordination of policy affecting women and their development. (references)
	Botswana	While some women's rights groups reportedly felt that the Government has been slow to respond concretely to their concerns, women's NGO's state that they are encouraged by the direction of change and by the increasingly collaborative relationship with government authorities. (references)
Worker Rights	Costa Rica	Foreign nationals are expressly prohibited from exercising direction or authority in unions. (references)
	Indonesia	The Federation of All-Indonesian Trade Unions (SPSI), which was formed by the merger (under the Government's direction) of labor organizations in 1973, is the oldest trade union organization. (references)
	Chile	Labor unions are effectively independent of the Government, but union leaders usually are elected from lists based on party affiliation and sometimes receive direction from party headquarters. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EMBALM, v.i. To cheat vegetation by locking up the gases upon which it feeds. By embalming their dead and thereby deranging the natural balance between animal and vegetable life, the Egyptians made their once fertile and populous country barren and incapable of supporting more than a meagre crew. The modern metallic burial casket is a step in the same direction, and many a dead man who ought now to be ornamenting his neighbor's lawn as a tree, or enriching his table as a bunch of radishes, is doomed to a long inutility. We shall get him after awhile if we are spared, but in the meantime the violet and rose are languishing for a nibble at his glutoeus maximus.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Mitch Daniels	Let's see what direction the debate takes. We did not believe those were relatively as effective as the proposals in the package, which passed one body and got within a couple yards of the goal line in the Senate, in fact had the votes to pass.
Samantha Geimer	Well, it changed the direction of my life because I wanted to be an actress and I just felt that was impossible after this occurred.
Sean Penn	The joke I made that she had her fingers crossed I wasn't sure in what direction. That's a married man joke.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	Coming from every section of our country, they bring with them the sentiments and the information of the whole, and will be enabled to give a direction to the public affairs which the will and the wisdom of the whole will approve and support.
Calvin Coolidge	1923-1929	If we have any destiny, we have found it in that direction.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	That program must stimulate and take more effectively into account the contributions of our allies, and provide central policy direction for all our own programs that now so often overlap, conflict or diffuse our energies and resources.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	I thought we were making some progress in that direction the first few months I was in office.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	After I announced this policy, I found that the leaders of the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, and other nations which might be threatened by Communist aggression, welcomed this new direction in American foreign policy.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	A major step in the right direction would be the early passage of a greatly improved Humphrey-Hawkins bill.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	We ask only for a process, a direction, a basic code of decency, not for an instant transformation.
George Bush	1989-1993	This is a good start in the right direction, and it's what we can afford.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	Now, here is the direction I believe we should take.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	Our public interest depends on private character, on civic duty and family bonds and basic fairness, on uncounted, unhonored acts of decency which give direction to our freedom.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Direction" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.98% of the time. "Direction" is used about 8,695 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.98%	8,693	1,102
Noun (proper)	0.02%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	8,695	N/A

Expressions using "direction": all running in one direction ♦ automatic direction finder letdown ♦ automatic direction finding ♦ by direction of ♦ camera axis direction ♦ change of direction ♦ change of the direction ♦ clockwise direction ♦ compass direction ♦ direction finder ♦ direction finding ♦ direction finding aerial ♦ direction indicator ♦ direction of growth ♦ direction of motion ♦ direction of movement ♦ direction of the traffic ♦ direction of travel ♦ direction post ♦ direction sign ♦ fighter direction aircraft ♦ fire direction center ♦ for every action there is a reaction equal in force and opposite in direction ♦ general direction ♦ gun direction ♦ have no sense of direction ♦ helicopter direction center ♦ in a homeward direction ♦ in a parallel direction ♦ in an easterly direction ♦ in that direction ♦ in the direction ♦ in the direction of ♦ in the fiber direction ♦ in the fibre direction ♦ in the grain direction ♦ in the opposite direction ♦ in the reverse direction ♦ in the wrong direction ♦ landing direction indicator ♦ longitudinal direction ♦ main direction ♦ plumb line direction ♦ reverse direction ♦ Robinson direction finder ♦ rotating aerial direction finder ♦ sense of direction ♦ somewhere in that direction ♦ south direction ♦ stage direction ♦ trigonometric direction ♦ trigonometrical direction ♦ unity of direction ♦ use step in the right direction ♦ verify direction of takeoff ♦ wind direction indicator. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "direction": direction-finder, direction-finders, direction-finding, direction-independent, direction-sensitive, direction-shifts, direction-you.
	Ending with "direction": a-direction, re-direction, x-direction, z-direction.
	Containing "direction": fixed-direction aerial, statistically-improbable-in-a-direction-specified-without-hindsight.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "direction"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		rigting. (various references)

Albanian		drejtori (board, directorate, directory, management, office), drejtim (accost, administration, conduct, course, directorship, disposal, drift, guide, headship, helm, lead, leadership, lie, line, management, manual, operation, orientation, quarter, rectification, regimen, resort, run, set, steerage, supervision, tenor, trend, vector, way), vënie në skenë (production, staggering, staging), udhëzim (directive, edification, instruction, lecture, manual), udhëheqje (directing, directorship, guidance, guide, helm, lead, leadership, management, manual), orientim (aspect, course, denotation, orientation, steer), instruksion (instruction, regulations), adresë (address). (various references)

Arabic		إِتّجَاه (side), ‏فن قيادة الأوركسترا, ‏نزعة (bent, bias, disposition, genius, leaning, movement, penchant, ply, predisposition, proclivity, strain, streak, temper, tendency, trend, wind), ‏قيادة (command, conduct, control, drive, driving, guidance, lead, leadership, leading, steer, steerage), ‏وجهة الرسالة, ‏توجيه (control, directing, guidance, leading, orientation, steering, training), ‏تعليم (doctrine, education, instruction, marking, precept, schoolteaching, teaching), ‏جهة (side), ‏إتجاه (bearing, course, drift, movement, orientation, persuasion, quarter, range, sense, temper, tendency, tenor, trend), ‏إخراج (expulsion, production, realization, set), ‏إرشاد (guidance, instruction, precept, steer, tip, tutelage, tutorship), ‏إشراف (command, domination, hand, nobility, overlooking, oversight, presidency, stewardship, superintendence, supervision, surveillance), ‏إدارة (administration, conduct, department, directorate, dispensation, executive, helm, husbandry, management, operation, rotation, running, stewardship, superintendence, trust), ‏أمر (affair, behest, charge, command, decree, dictate, direct, enjoin, fiat, give an order, instruct, instruction, intimation, matter, officer, ordain, order, ordinance, prescribe, prescript, prescription, sound, thing, warn, word). (various references)

Basque		norabide, helbide. (various references)

Bulgarian		указание за начин на свирене, управление (administration, bureau, charge, control, directorate, governance, government, guidance, headquarters, helm, management, office, operation, regimen, regiment, rule, superintendence), ръководство (administration, conduct, directory, governance, guidance, guide, handbook, lead, leadership, management, running, supervision, textbook, tutelage, tutorage, tutorship), регулиране (adjustment, regulation, tuning), режисура, режисиране, насока (guide line, line, movement, path, pattern, run, sense, set, stream, tide, turn), направление (bound, drift, heading, range, run, set, tendency, track, turn, way), адрес (address, allocution, superscription), посока (course, heading, line, run, sense, set, strike, track, way), диригентство, дирижиране. (various references)

Catalan		direcció. (various references)

Chinese		方向 (orientation, path to follow). (various references)

Croatian		smjernice. (various references)

Czech		vedení (conduct, conduction, conduit, government, guidance, lead, leadership, line), správa (administration, authorities, management), smìrnice (directive, guideline), smìr (course, movement, tack, tendency, trend, way), pokyny, příkaz (command, commission, dictate, disposal, instruction, precept, word), návod (instruction, leaflet, recipe), instrukce (brief, briefing, directions, instruction, instructions), řízení (conduct, control, controls, government, guidance, management, operation, steering), adresa (address). (various references)

Danish		retning (flattening, orientation, planishing, receptacle, straightening, strike). (various references)

Dutch		richting (tendency), leiding (guide, platform, stage, steering), koers (class, course, exchange rate, rate of exchange). (various references)

Esperanto		direkto. (various references)

Faeroese		leið. (various references)

Farsi		اداره جهت , رهبری (Aim, Conduction, Guidance, Lead, Leadership, Steer), راه مسیر, دستور (Injunction, Order, Permission, Program, Regulation, Rule). (various references)

Finnish		toimintaohje (directive, instruction), taho (quarter), suunta (course, drift, quarter, tendency, trend, way), poimun suunta (trend), opastus (guidance, instruction), ohje (directive, instruction, precept, recipe, rule), ohjaus (control, guidance, steering, tuition), määräys (appointment, instruction, order, prescription, provision, regulation), johto (conduit, guidance, lead, leadership, line, management, pipe, wire cord flex), haara (bough, branch, fork). (various references)

French		direction (directing, directorate), sens, orientation (directing). (various references)

French Canadian		sens. (various references)

Frisian		rjochting. (various references)

German		Richtung (departure, drift, movement, quarter, route, school of thought, tack, tendency, trend, way), leitung (cable, chairmanship, conducting, conduction, cords, diversion, duct, guidance, guiding, lead, leaders, leadership, leading, line, main, management, pilotage, pipe, pipeline, principalship, routing, running, wire). (various references)

Greek		κατεύθυνση. (various references)

Hebrew		כיוון (adjust, direct), כוון (aim, course, intention, intonation, lead, orientation, tack, tendency, tenor, way), הוראה (directive, instruction, lore, order, pedagogy, precept, prescript, prescription, schoolteaching, teaching, tutorage), הכונה (alignment, directing, guidance, regulation), הדרכה (briefing, guidance, guidence, instruction, teaching, training, tuition, tutorage, tutorship), ביום (stage managing, staging), נהול (conduct, conducting, leading, management). (various references)

Hungarian		utasítás (command, cue, dictation, directive, instructions, mandate, manual, ordainment, order, orders, ordinance, regulations, ukase), irány (beam, bearing, course, heading, Lane, line, orientation, running, tenor, trend, way). (various references)

Indonesian		tujuan (destination, objective, tenor), petunjuk (advice, directive, directory, guidance, guideline, hint, indication, instruction), jurusan (course), aturan (arragement, canon, decree, precept, regulation, rule), arah (course, purpose, tenor), abah. (various references)

Italian		direzione (administration, administrative department, conduct, course, departure, directorate, editing, guidance, head office, lead, leadership, line, management, managership, quarter, route, run, running, trend, turn, way), guida (conductor, courier, directory, drive, driving, guidance, guide, guidebook, guided tour, handbook, headman, headmen, lead, leader, leadership, manager, mentor, runner, scoutmaster). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		方面 (district, field), 向き (aspect, exposure, situation, suitability), 宛名 (address), 宛て名 (address), 支配 (control, rule), 演出 (production), 演出　 (production), 帰趣 , 方位 , 針路　 (compass bearing, course), 方角 (compass point, way), 方角　 (compass point, way), 指揮 (command), 指揮　 (command), 見当 (aim, approx, be found, estimate, guess, mark), 訓示 (instruction), 針路 (compass bearing, course), 方向 (course, way). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きしゅ (beginning of a term, horseman, noble birth, nose, rider, standard-bearer, surprise move, type of equipment), しんろ (compass bearing, course, route), くんじ (address to students, instruction), しはい (between the lines, control, Emperor's cup, reverse side of a paper, rule, trophy given by the Emperor), しき (beginning period, ceremony, command, containers etc. made of paper, determination, equation, formula, four seasons, initial term, morale, paper articles, private records or documents, time of death), ほうがく (compass point, Japanese music, jurisprudence, law, way), ほうい (encirclement, envelopment, placenta, priest's robe, siege, vestment), ほうこう (apprenticeship, aroma, balm, course, emission of light, expulsion from school, fluctuation, fragrance, howl, muzzle, perfume, public duty, rambling, roaming, roar, seamstress, service, tailor, variation, wandering, way, yell), ほうめん (acquittal, district, field, liberation, release), あてな (address), むき (aspect, exposure, indefinite, inorganic, lacking seasonal references, situation, suitability), けんとう (a votive lantern in a shrine or temple, aim, approx, be found, boxing, consideration, door light, estimate, examination, fighting bravely, good fight, good luck!, good pitching, guess, investigation, lamp or electric light at the eaves of a house, mark, prizefighting, scrutiny, strenuous efforts, study, winter), えんしゅつ (production). (various references)

Korean		방향 (Aroma, Aromas). (various references)

Malay		arah. (various references)

Manx		troa (current, drift, set, strike, surge, trend), stiurey (captain as team; guidance, captain; guidance, command, control, controllability, direct, guide, handle, handling, helm, lead, manage, manipulate, manipulation, navigate, navigation, pilot, piloting, regulate, regulation, rudder, steer, steering, superintendence, supervise, supervision), reaylt (judgement), raad (road, roadway, route, track, trail, vent-hole, way; where, whereat; vent), oardagh (arrangement, array, behest, canon, commission, decree, decretory, directive, dispensation, fiat, order, ordinance, rite, ritual, sequence), gurneilys, genmys (appointing, appointment), ard (big, compass point, district, fell, height, high, high place, incline, loud, pole, region, tall, towering). (various references)

Norwegian		retning. (various references)

Occitan		direccion. (various references)

Papiamen		direkshon, rumbo. (various references)

Pidgin English		road. (various references)

Pig Latin		irectionday.(various references)

Portuguese		direcção (address, directorate, division, strike, trend), direção (address, channel, conduct, control, course, drift, lay, leading, line, management, march, rein, running, steering wheel, streamline, superintendence, supervision, trend, tune-up, way), sentido (eye, feeling, hang, hearty, import, meaning, purport, sense, signification, tenor, way). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian		direção, sentido (sense). (various references)

Romanian		domeniu (area, branch, damper, demesne, department, domain, estate, field, kingdom, line, parish, realm, scope, space, sphere), direcţie (bearing, board, course, departure, directorate, drift, lay, leadership, manager's office, mastership, path, run, set, setting, track, trend, way), direcţiune (course, leadership, trend), directivã (cue, dictate, directions, directive, directives, leading), îndrumare (advice, guidance, leading), administraţie (administration, board, governance, government, intendance, management, mastership), adresã (address, communication, destination, residence), cârmuire (government, guidance, helm, rule), conducere (administration, conduct, control, directorate, driving, governance, government, guidance, helm, lead, leadership, leading, management, mastership, scepter, sceptre, steerage, superintendence, sway), control (censorship, check, check up, checking, control, examination, grasp, grip, hand, intendance, issue, observation, review, supervision, surveillance, survey, test, verification), indicaţie (cue, denotation, directive, indication, intimation), sens (acceptance, acceptation, amount, bearing, drift, hang, importance, logic, meaning, purport, reason, sense, signification, traffic, use, value, way), orientalist, prescripţie (limitation, prescript, prescription, receipt, regulation, rule), traseu (line, run), instrucţiune (charge, commission, directive, leading, line, precept), linie (bar, hang, line, lineage, Ray, row, ruler, series, streak, stroke), normã (norm, rate, rule, standard), ordin (bidding, category, class, command, commandment, commission, decree, degree, dictate, dictation, fiat, injunction, mandate, order, ordinance, service, warrant, word), sferã (bowl, branch, circle, domain, extension, field, globe, kingdom, line, orb, parish, pill, province, purview, range, sphere). (various references)

Russian		указание (admonition, denotation, designation, indication, intimation), управление (administration, conduct, control, control of, governance, government, guidance, handling, management, office, operation, run, steerage, steering, stewardship, superintendence), руководство (directing, directorship, enchiridion, generalship, governance, guidance, guide, handbook, headship, leadership, manual, service manual, textbook), направление (course, directing, directions, ism, lead, range, route, run, school, streamline, trend), предписание (charge, dictate, injunction, order, precept, prescript, recipe, venire, warrant), директива (directive, guideline, instruction). (various references)

Scottish		treòir (force, power, strength), rathad (a road, road, route, way). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		uprava (administration, authority, bureau, directorate, division, government, mastership, regimen), smer (course, route, trend), regulisanje (adjustment, regulation), režija (get up, getup, management), pravac (course, heading, movement, route, way). (various references)

Slovene		smer. (various references)

Somali		tilmaanta. (various references)

Spanish		dirección (address, collocation, conduct, directorate, editing, guidance, leadership, line, management, operation, running, supervision, trend, way), rumbo (course, drift, rhumb, route, tack, tenor), direccion (address, way). (various references)

Swahili		upande (side). (various references)

Swedish		riktning (bearing, course, drive, line, set, tack, tendency, tenor, trend), håll (distance, hold, keep, part, side, station, stay, stich in one`s side, stitch, way), föreskrift (command, dictate, dictation, injunction, instruction, order, precept, prescript, prescription, regulation), direktion (directorate). (various references)

Tagalog		direksiyon, dáko, bánda. (various references)

Thai		การควบคุม (dominion, hand, hold, rulership), ทิศทาง, คำสั่ง (directive, edict, fiat, order, say-so). (various references)

Tswana		mantlha. (various references)

Turkish		direktörlük (directorate, directorship), yönetme (government), yönetim (admin, administration, conduct, executive, governance, government, helm, management, rudder, ruling, steering, the man), yön (aspect, bearings, channel, complexion, course, directional, facet, sense, trend, way), talimat (charge, commission, directive, instruction, instructions, precept, rule), kumanda (attendance, command, Conn, remote control), emir (ameer, amir, behest, bidding, charge, command, commandment, decree, dictate, dictation, disposal, disposition, emir, fiat, imperatival, imperative, jussive, mandate, order, precept, prescription, ukase, word, word of command), alıcı adresi, açıklama (account, clarification, comment, commentary, declaration, definition, elucidation, endorsement, explanation, explication, exposition, gloss, hearing, illumination, illustration, indorsement, instruction, paraphrase, profession, statement). (various references)

Turkmen		ugur (list, trend), tarap (land, place). (various references)

Ukrainian		керівництво (governance, guidance, headship, lead, leadership, leading, presidence), галузь (area, branch, circle, domain, province, realm, territory, way, world), напрям (bearings, course, lay, line, range, road, school, sect, set, tack, tenor, tide, trend). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự chỉ huy (ruling), sự điều khiển (conduct, helm), phía (quarter), ngả mặt, lời hướng dẫn (directive), huấn thị phương hướng, chiều (current, dimension, p.m., pip emma, post meridiem), chỉ thị (directive). (various references)

Welsh		tu (behalf, part, side), cyfer, cyfeiriad (address, allusion, pointer, reference), cyfarwyddyd (advice, instruction). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	2. imi, tumu. (various references)
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	tropos. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	adversi, adversis, adverso, adversum, directione, directionem, directionis, discessio, gubernatio, gubernatio-ionis, gubernationes, habenae, habenas, moderamen, pars, parsque, parte, partem, partemque, partes, parti, partibus, partis, partium, partum, regio, regione, regionem, regiones, regioni, regionibus, regionis, regionum, undique. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	aiwi, aredhem, ava, naêmaêibyô. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	regimentum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 15, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Pepeismai de adelfoi mou kai autoV egw peri umwn oti kai autoi mestoi este agaqwsunhV peplhrwmenoi pashV gnwsewV dunamenoi kai allhlouV nouqetein
Latin	405	Vulgate	Certus sum autem fratres mei et ego ipse de vobis quoniam et ipsi pleni estis dilectione repleti omni scientia ita ut possitis alterutrum monere
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ic me eom ascuned, mine breðer, þæt ge sylfe sind godnesse gefyllede, fulfremede in wisdome and mihtig eower to tæcenne.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And, britheren, Y my silf am certeyn of you, that also ye ben ful of loue, and ye ben fillid with al kunnyng, so that ye moun moneste ech other.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	I my selfe am full certified of you my brethren that ye youre selves are full of goodnes and filled with all knowledge and are able to exhorte one another.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And I myself also am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Romans Chapter 15, Verse 14
Cebuano	¶ Ug masaligon gayud ako mahitungod kaninyo, mga igsoon, nga kamo tugob sa pagkamaayo, napuno sa bug-os nga kahibalo, ug may katakus sa pagtinambagay ang usa sa usa.
Croatian	Ja sam, braæo moja, uvjeren: vi ste i sami puni èestitosti, ispunjeni svakim znanjem, sposobni jedni druge urazumljivati.
Danish	Men også jeg, mine Brødre! har selv den Forvisning om eder, at I også selv ere fulde af Godhed, fyldte med al Kundskab, i Stand til også at påminde hverandre.
Dutch	Doch, mijn broeders, ook ik zelf ben verzekerd van u, dat gij ook zelven vol zijt van goedheid, vervuld met alle kennis, machtig om ook elkander te vermanen.
Finnish	Veljeni, minä kyllä olen varma teistä, että te jo ilmankin olette täynnä hyvyyttä ja kaikkinaista tietoa, niin että myös kykenette neuvomaan toinen toistanne.
French	Pour ce qui vous concerne, mes frères, je suis moi-même persuadé que vous êtes pleins de bonnes dispositions, remplis de toute connaissance, et capables de vous exhorter les uns les autres.
German	Ich weiß aber gar wohl von euch, liebe Brüder, daß ihr selber voll Gütigkeit seid, erfüllt mit Erkenntnis, daß ihr euch untereinander könnet ermahnen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Saudara-saudaraku! Saya yakin bahwa ada banyak sekali hal yang baik padamu. Kalian pun mengetahui segala-galanya dan dapat mengajar satu sama lain juga.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Hai saudara-saudaraku, aku ini sendiri pun yakin akan hal kamu, bahwa kamu juga penuh dengan kebaikan, dan berisi dengan segala jenis pengetahuan, dan cakap juga menasehatkan sama sendirimu.
Italian	Fratelli miei, sono anch'io convinto, per quel che vi riguarda, che voi pure siete pieni di bontà, colmi di ogni conoscenza e capaci di correggervi l'un l'altro.
Maori	¶ Na e u ana toku ake whakaaro ki a koutou, e oku teina, e ki ana koutou i te pai, whawhao rawa ki te matauranga katoa, a e taea ano e koutou te tohutohu tetahi i tetahi.
Norwegian	Men også jeg, mine brødre, har den visse tro om eder at I av eder selv er fulle av godhet, fylt med all kunnskap, i stand til også å formane hverandre;
Rumanian	Kn ce vq privewte pe voi, frayilor, eu knsumi sknt kncredinyat cq sknteyi plini de bunqtate, plini wi de orice fel de cunowtinyq, wi astfel sknteyi kn stare sq vq sfqtuiyi unii pe alyii.
Shuar	¶ Yatsurú, atumsha anenainiaitrume. Tura Ashí Yusna nekaarum nuamtak chicharnaikiatin nékarme.
Spanish	Pero yo mismo estoy persuadido de vosotros, hermanos míos, que vosotros también estáis colmados de bondad, llenos de todo conocimiento, de tal manera que podéis aconsejaros los unos a los otros.
Swahili	Ndugu zangu, mimi binafsi nina hakika kwamba ninyi pia mmejaa wema, elimu yote, na mnaweza kushauriana ninyi kwa ninyi.
Swedish	Jag är väl redan nu viss om att I, mina bröder, av eder själva ären fulla av godhet, uppfyllda med all kunskap, i stånd jämväl att förmana varandra.
Uma	¶ Ompi' -ku hawe'ea! Ku'inca moto kawori' po'ingku-ni to lompe', ni'inca-mi tudui' ngkai Lolita Pue', pai' ma'ala-koi momerohoi ngkanono hadua pai' hadua. Kuparasaya mpu'u-mi toe-e ompi'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "direction": directional, directionalities, directionality, directionless, directionlessness, directionlessnesses, directions. (additional references)
	Words ending with "direction": codirection, indirection, misdirection, redirection. (additional references)
	Words containing "direction": bidirectional, bidirectionally, codirections, indirections, misdirections, multidirectional, nondirectional, omnidirectional, redirections, unidirectional, unidirectionally. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Direction" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: deriction, dicretion, Direccion, directi, directio, directiug, directon, disection, diurecti. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "direction" (pronounced dere"kshun, dēre"kshun, dīre"kshun , or dire"kshun)
7	d er e" k sh u n	redirection.
6	-er e" k sh u n	correction, insurrection, resurrection.
5	-e" k sh u n	advection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, defection, detection, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, ejection, election, erection, flexion, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, objection, overprotection, perfection, predilection, preelection, projection, protection, recollection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, section, selection.
4	-k sh u n	faction, fiction, abstraction, abduction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3	-sh u n	facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
6	-r e" k sh u n	erection.
5	-e" k sh u n	advection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, detection, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, ejection, election, flexion, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, objection, overprotection, perfection, predilection, preelection, projection, protection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, resurrection, section, selection.
4	-k sh u n	faction, fiction, abstraction, abduction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3	-sh u n	facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
6	-r e" k sh u n	erection.
5	-e" k sh u n	advection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, detection, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, ejection, election, flexion, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, objection, overprotection, perfection, predilection, preelection, projection, protection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, resurrection, section, selection.
4	-k sh u n	faction, fiction, abstraction, abduction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3	-sh u n	facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
7	-i r e" k sh u n	erection.
5	-e" k sh u n	advection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, detection, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, ejection, election, flexion, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, objection, overprotection, perfection, predilection, preelection, projection, protection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, resurrection, section, selection.
4	-k sh u n	faction, fiction, abstraction, abduction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection.
3	-sh u n	facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t"
	-1 letter: centroid, doctrine, indicter, indictor, indirect, reindict, retinoid.
	-2 letters: citrine, cointer, cordite, crinite, crinoid, ctenoid, deontic, dictier, diction, dineric, dinitro, diorite, edition, ericoid, identic, incited, inciter, inditer, neritic, nitride, noritic, noticed, noticer, oneiric.
	-3 letters: cinder, citied, citrin, citron, codein, coedit, coined, coiner, corned, cornet, cortin, credit, cretin, dicier, dinero, direct, docent, dotier, editor, erotic.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t"
	+1 letter: directions, discretion, prediction, tyrocidine.
	+2 letters: codirecting, codirection, conditioner, condottieri, countrified, dereliction, description, directional, discretions, doctrinaire, eradication, indirection, interdictor, modernistic, predication, predictions, recondition, redirection, rodenticide, tyrocidines.
	+3 letters: antiperiodic, codirections, conditioners, coordinative, depreciation, deracination, derelictions, descriptions, dictionaries, doctrinaires, dominatrices, endocarditis, eradications, hydrokinetic, indirections, indiscretion, indoctrinate, interdiction, interdictors, interdictory, misdirection, noncertified, nondirective, periodontics, precondition, predications, predilection, preinduction, ratiocinated, reconditions, rededication, redirections, reductionism, reductionist, retrodicting, retrodiction, rodenticides, romanticised, romanticized, tredecillion.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
driving direction	67,179	travel direction map	153
direction	35,049	direction msn	151
map direction	9,359	street direction	148
map driving direction	2,881	door to door direction	148
travel direction	2,552	traveling direction	141
yahoo driving direction	1,860	msn driving direction	126
yahoo direction	1,288	free driving direction	122
mapquest driving direction	1,195	direction driving free map	117
get direction	994	new direction	100
get driving direction	901	driving direction for mexico	97
road direction	514	trip direction	95
mapquest direction	499	drive direction	94
yahoo map and driving direction	363	driving direction europe	92
direction map msn	236	direction subway	91
yahoo map direction	233	direction finder	84
canada driving direction	215	driving direction international	84
online driving direction	195	expedia driving direction	83
map quest driving direction	165	as direction earth in rotating same violent vortex	81
road map direction	160	drving direction	78
find direction	160	ceiling fan direction	78
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Direction" by Simon Cataudo Commentary: "Directional keys macro. Taken 11 December 2003. ."	"Winding road" by Jamez Picard Commentary: "A sign points you in the right direction."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Direction

Definition: Direction

Direction

Noun

Specialty Definition: Direction

Specialty Definition: Academy Award for Directing

Direction

Film director

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Direction

Synonyms: Direction

Synonyms within Context: Direction

Authority

Command

Direction

Government

Indication

Precept

Recoil

Teaching

Utility

Crosswords: Direction

Modern Usage: Direction

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Direction

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Image Slideshow: Direction

Illustrations:Direction

Computer Images:Direction

Photo Album: Direction

Digital Photo Gallery: Direction

Familiar Quotations: Direction

Bits and Pieces Aug 1986

Elbert Hubbard

Henry David Thoreau

Joseph Joubert

Plato

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sholom Aleichem

Walter Savage Landor

Historic Usage: Direction

John Locke

Communist Manifesto

Treaty of Versailles

Use in Literature: Direction

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Direction

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Direction

Mitch Daniels

Samantha Geimer

Sean Penn

Speeches: Direction

Thomas Jefferson

Calvin Coolidge

John F. Kennedy

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

Illustrations:
Direction

Computer Images:
Direction