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address vs direction

direction vs address

address and direction both are nouns.

address is a verb but direction is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
address Yes No Yes No
direction Yes No No No
As nouns, direction is a hypernym of address; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than address:
  • address: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
  • direction: a message describing how something is to be done
Other hypernyms of address include instruction.
address (noun) direction (noun)
the ability to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion the act of managing something
the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball the act of setting and holding a course
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described the concentration of attention or energy on something
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
the manner of speaking to another individual a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored a message describing how something is to be done
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
address (verb) direction (verb)
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
speak to
speak to someone
give a speech to
put an address on (an envelope)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
direct a question at someone
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
access or locate by address
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
Difference between address and direction

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