Point-blank
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: In a direct manner, without hesitation.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: very close; not touching but not more than a few metres (yards). the distance between a firearm and a target where a projectile in flight is expected to strike the centre of the target without adjusting the elevation of the firearm. Disconcertingly straightforward or blunt.
Direct
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Straight, constant, without interruption.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To manage, control, steer.To aim at.
Example sentence: We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.