competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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direct
verb
- To have charge of (the affairs of others): administer, administrate, govern, head, manage, run, superintend, supervise. See
over
- To control the course of (an activity): carry on, conduct, manage, operate, run, steer. See
over
- To exercise authority or influence over: control, dominate, govern, rule.
Idioms:
be at the helm, be in the driver's seat, hold sway over, hold the reins. See
over
- To give orders to: bid, charge, command, enjoin, instruct, order, tell. See
over, words
- To devote (oneself or one's efforts): address, apply, bend, buckle down, concentrate, dedicate, devote, focus, give, turn. See
collect, work
- To show the way to: conduct, escort, guide, lead, pilot, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See
show
- To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, cast, head, level, point, set
1, train, turn, zero in.
Military: lay
1. See
seek
- To mark (a written communication) with its destination: address, superscribe. See
start
adjective
- Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course: straight, straightforward, through. See
straight
- Manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech: candid, downright, forthright, frank, honest, ingenuous, man-to-man, open, plainspoken, straight, straightforward, straight-out, unreserved.
Informal: straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-shooting. See
clear, show
- Marked by the absence of any intervention: firsthand, immediate, primary. See
clear, near
- Of unbroken descent or lineage: lineal. See
continue
adverb
- In a direct line: dead, directly, due, right, straight, straightaway. See
straight
- With precision or absolute conformity: bang, dead, directly, exactly, fair, flush, just, precisely, right, smack
1, square, squarely, straight.
Slang: smack-dab. See
precise
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