Meaning
- (noun) A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
- (noun) A structured listing of the names and characteristics of the files on a storage device.
- (noun) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other directories may be stored. The files and subdirectories in a directory are usually related.
- (adjective) Containing directions; instructing; directorial.
Letter breakdown
- Directory contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 15.
Synonyms
Words from these letters
- creditor
- director
- cordite
- rectory
- credit
- direct
- editor
- erotic
- record
- rector
- retrod
- rioted
- rioter
- torrid
- cider
- cited
- cored
- coyer
- credo
- cried
- crier
- decor
- decoy
- decry
- deity
- dicey
- direr
- dirty
- drier
- dryer
- edict
- order
- retry
- riced
- rider
- terry
- tired
- toyed
- trice
- tried
- cite
- city
- code
- coed
- cord
- core
- cote
- dice
- diet
- dire
- dirt
- doer
- dory
- dote
- dyer
- edit
- iced
- recd
- redo
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
- directive
- directives
- directly
- directness
- director
- directorate
- directorates
- directorial
- directories
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Words ending with ORY
Reader questions
What does Directory mean?
A list of names, addresses etc, of specific classes of people or organizations, often in alphabetical order or in some classification.
How many letters are in Directory?
Directory has 9 letters.
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