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direct vs instrument

instrument vs direct

direct is not a noun while instrument is a noun.

direct is an adjective but instrument is not an adjective.

direct and instrument both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but instrument is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
instrument Yes No Yes No
As verbs, instrument is a hyponym of direct; that is, instrument is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:
  • direct: put an address on (an envelope)
  • instrument: address a legal document to
Other hyponyms of direct include misaddress, misdirect, re-address.
direct (noun) instrument (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished
a device that requires skill for proper use
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
a person used by another to gain an end
direct (adjective) instrument (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) instrument (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) address a legal document to
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public write an instrumental score for
command with authority equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
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) instrument (adverb)
without deviation
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