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direct vs usher

usher vs direct

direct is not a noun while usher is a noun.

direct is an adjective but usher is not an adjective.

direct and usher both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but usher is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
usher Yes No Yes No
As verbs, usher is a hyponym of direct; that is, usher is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:
  • direct: take somebody somewhere
  • usher: take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
Other hyponyms of direct include beacon, hand, lead astray, misdirect, misguide, mislead, show.
direct (noun) usher (noun)
someone employed to conduct others
an official stationed at the entrance of a courtroom or legislative chamber
direct (adjective) usher (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) usher (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
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) usher (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and usher

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