direct
direct (di-rekt), adj. 1. (Of a thing) straight; undeviating (a direct line). 2. (Of a thing or a person) straightforward (a direct manner) (direct instructions). 3. Free from extraneous influence; immediate (direct injury). 4. Of or relating to passing in a straight line of descent, as distinguished from a collateral line (a direct descendant) (a […]