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dock vs direct

direct vs dock

dock is a noun but direct is not a noun.

dock is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

dock and direct both are verbs.

dock is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dock Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of dock; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than dock:
  • dock: maneuver into a dock
  • direct: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Other hypernyms of dock include channelise, channelize, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.
dock (noun) direct (noun)
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
a short or shortened tail of certain animals
landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
dock (adjective) direct (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
dock (verb) direct (verb)
maneuver into a dock plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
remove or shorten the tail of an animal specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
come into dock command with authority
deduct from someone's wages give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty 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
dock (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
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