Meaning
- (noun) An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
- (noun) A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run.
- (noun) An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force.
- (noun) (European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation.
- (noun) The directive case.
- (adjective) That directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide.
- (adjective) (grammar) relating to the directive case
Letter breakdown
- Directive contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Words from these letters
- evicted
- recited
- riveted
- verdict
- credit
- deceit
- deicer
- derive
- device
- dicier
- dieter
- direct
- divert
- recite
- tidier
- cider
- cited
- civet
- creed
- cried
- deice
- deter
- diver
- drive
- edict
- eider
- erect
- evict
- icier
- riced
- rivet
- tired
- treed
- trice
- tried
- viced
- cede
- cite
- deer
- dice
- diet
- dire
- dirt
- dive
- edit
- ever
- iced
- recd
- reed
- rice
- ride
- rite
- teed
- tide
- tied
- tier
- tire
- tree
- veer
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with DIR
- dire
- direct
- directed
- directer
- directest
- directing
- direction
- directional
- directions
- directives
- directly
- directness
- director
- directorate
- directorates
- directorial
- directories
- directors
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Words ending with IVE
Reader questions
What does Directive mean?
An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal.
How many letters are in Directive?
Directive has 9 letters.
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