Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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corner | Yes | No | Yes | No |
direct | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
corner (noun) | direct (noun) |
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the intersection of two streets | |
(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone | |
an interior angle formed by two meeting walls | |
the point where two lines meet or intersect | |
the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect | |
a place off to the side of an area | |
a remote area | |
a projecting part where two sides or edges meet | |
a small concavity | |
a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade | |
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible |
corner (adjective) | direct (adjective) |
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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 |
corner (verb) | direct (verb) |
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turn a corner | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) |
force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public |
gain control over | command with authority |
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction | |
put an address on (an envelope) | |
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards | |
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | |
guide the actors in (plays and films) | |
lead, as in the performance of a composition | |
take somebody somewhere | |
cause to go somewhere | |
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | |
govern or manage |
corner (adverb) | direct (adverb) |
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without deviation |