| dire | fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole) |
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| dire | a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied |
| dire | the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
| dire | a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) |
| dire | (United Kingdom) formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities |
| dire | manageable by a supervising agent |
| dire | having a specified direction |
| dire | a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury |
| dire | showing the way by conducting or leading |
| dire | the act of setting and holding a course |
| dire | the act of managing something |
| dire | the concentration of attention or energy on something |