direct vs corner

direct is not a noun while corner is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direct	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
corner	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, corner is a hyponym of direct; that is, corner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:

direct: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
corner: force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

Other hyponyms of direct include dock, sheer, pull over, helm, crab, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, navigate, pilot, channel, tree, park.

direct (noun)	corner (noun)
	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

direct (adjective)	corner (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

direct (verb)	corner (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)	turn a corner
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
command with authority	gain control over
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

direct (adverb)	corner (adverb)
without deviation