direct vs head

direct is not a noun while head is a noun.

direct is an adjective but head is not an adjective.

direct and head both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but head is not an adverb.

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

As verbs, direct and head are synonyms defined as:

direct and head: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Other synonyms of direct include channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.

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

direct: govern or manage
head: be in charge of

Other hyponyms of direct include give, have, hold, make, throw, guide, steer, lead, operate, run, administer.

direct (noun)	head (noun)
	oral stimulation of the genitals
	a single domestic animal
	a projection out from one end
	a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
	(nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
	the striking part of a tool
	(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head
	(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk
	the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
	the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
	that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
	that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
	a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
	a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
	the subject matter at issue
	(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent
	forward movement
	a difficult juncture
	the front of a military formation or procession
	the top of something
	the source of water from which a stream arises
	the part in the front or nearest the viewer
	the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container
	a rounded compact mass
	a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
	a person who is in charge
	the educator who has executive authority for a school
	a user of (usually soft) drugs
	an individual person
	the pressure exerted by a fluid
	a dense cluster of flowers or foliage
	the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
	the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

direct (adjective)	head (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)	head (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)	remove the head of
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	to go or travel towards
command with authority	direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction	travel in front of; go in advance of others
put an address on (an envelope)	be in charge of
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards	be in the front of or on top of
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal	be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel
guide the actors in (plays and films)	form a head or come or grow to a head
lead, as in the performance of a composition	take its rise
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage

direct (adverb)	head (adverb)
without deviation

direct vs head

direct is not a noun while head is a noun.

direct is an adjective but head is not an adjective.

direct and head both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but head is not an adverb.

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