direction
noun
1.
a line leading to a place or point
2.
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
3.
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
4.
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
5.
the act of managing something
6.
a message describing how something is to be done
8.
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something