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address vs direct

direct vs address

address is a noun but direct is not a noun.

address is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

address and direct both are verbs.

address is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
address Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, address and direct are synonyms defined as:
  • address and direct: put an address on (an envelope)
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of address; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than address:
  • address: direct a question at someone
  • direct: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Other hypernyms of address include aim, place, point, target.
address (noun) direct (noun)
the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion
the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
the manner of speaking to another individual
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
address (adjective) direct (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
address (verb) direct (verb)
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
speak to specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
speak to someone command with authority
give a speech to give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope) put an address on (an envelope)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
direct a question at someone intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question guide the actors in (plays and films)
access or locate by address lead, as in the performance of a composition
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
address (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between address and direct

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