direction vs windward

windward vs direction

direction and windward both are nouns.

direction is not an adjective while windward is an adjective.

direction is not an adverb while windward is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direction	Yes	No	No	No
windward	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

As nouns, windward is a hyponym of direction; that is, windward is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direction:

direction: the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
windward: the direction from which the wind is coming

Other hyponyms of direction include frontage, orientation, opposition, leeward, seaward, compass point, point, compass north, magnetic north, north, north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest.

direction (noun)	windward (noun)
the act of managing something	the side of something that is toward the wind
the act of setting and holding a course	the direction from which the wind is coming
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
the concentration of attention or energy on something
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
a message describing how something is to be done
a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

direction (adjective)	windward (adjective)
	on the side exposed to the wind

direction (adverb)	windward (adverb)
	toward the wind

Difference between direction and windward

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