indirect

/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛkt/

Meanings

noun

An indirect cost.

Examples :

"The indirect costs of attending university, such as books and transportation, can add up quickly. "

verb

To access by means of indirection; to dereference.

Examples :

"The teacher indirectly accessed the student's file through the school's online system. "

computing technical

adjective

Not direct; roundabout.

Examples :

"The teacher's feedback was indirect; instead of saying the essay was poorly organized, she suggested ways to improve the structure. "

way direction

Related Words

feedback noun

/ˈfiːdˌbæk/

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

"After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback."

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

dereference noun

/dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/

The act by which something is dereferenced.

"The software crashed due to an attempted dereference of a null pointer. "

indirection noun

/ˈɪndaɪˈɹɛkʃən/

A lack of direction; deviousness or aimlessness.

"Her indirection in explaining the problem made it difficult to understand what she truly needed help with. "

suggested verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪd/ /səɡˈdʒɛstɪd/

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

organized verb

/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ /ˈɔɹɡənaɪzd/

To arrange in working order.

"The student organized her notes into different folders so she could study more effectively. "

roundabout noun

/ˈɹaʊndəˌbaʊt/

(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

"To get to the park, we had to drive around the roundabout. "

indirectly adverb

/ˌɪndaɪˈɹɛktli/

In an indirect manner.

"The teacher indirectly suggested that we needed to study more by mentioning the upcoming test several times. "

attending verb

/əˈtɛndɪŋ/

To set on fire; kindle.

"The cook attending the bonfire with kindling quickly warmed the chilly evening air. "

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."