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course vs direction

direction vs course

course and direction both are nouns.

course is a verb but direction is not a verb.

course is an adverb but direction is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
course Yes No Yes Yes
direction Yes No No No
As nouns, direction is a hypernym of course; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than course:
  • course: general line of orientation
  • direction: a line leading to a place or point
Other hypernyms of course include way.
course (noun) direction (noun)
a mode of action the act of managing something
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings the act of setting and holding a course
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
(construction) a layer of masonry the concentration of attention or energy on something
part of a meal served at one time something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
a connected series of events or actions or developments a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
a body of students who are taught together a message describing how something is to be done
general line of orientation a line leading to a place or point
a line or route along which something travels or moves the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
course (verb) direction (verb)
hunt with hounds
move along, of liquids
move swiftly through or over
course (adverb) direction (adverb)
as might be expected
Difference between course and direction

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