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direct vs primary

primary vs direct

direct is not a noun while primary is a noun.

direct and primary both are adjectives.

direct is a verb but primary is not a verb.

direct is an adverb but primary is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
primary Yes Yes No No
direct (noun) primary (noun)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
direct (adjective) primary (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
(of a current) flowing in one direction only of or being the essential or basic part
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action most important element
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity not derived from or reducible to something else; basic
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) primary (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
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
direct (adverb) primary (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and primary

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