bid vs direction

direction vs bid

bid and direction both are nouns.

bid is a verb but direction is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bid	Yes	No	Yes	No
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hyponym of bid; that is, direction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bid:

bid: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
direction: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

Other hyponyms of bid include countermand, order, charge, commission, commandment, injunction, behest, open sesame.

bid (noun)	direction (noun)
an attempt to get something	the act of managing something
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price	the act of setting and holding a course
(bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something	the concentration of attention or energy on something
	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

bid (verb)	direction (verb)
ask someone in a friendly way to do something
invoke upon
ask for or request earnestly
propose a payment
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
make a serious effort to attain something

Difference between bid and direction

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