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lead vs direction

direction vs lead

lead and direction both are nouns.

lead is a verb but direction is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lead Yes No Yes No
direction Yes No No No
As nouns, direction is a hypernym of lead; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than lead:
  • lead: an indication of potential opportunity
  • direction: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Other hypernyms of lead include counsel, counseling, counselling, guidance.
lead (noun) direction (noun)
the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge the act of managing something
a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') the act of setting and holding a course
a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing the concentration of attention or energy on something
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
an advantage held by a competitor in a race a message describing how something is to be done
evidence pointing to a possible solution a line leading to a place or point
a news story of major importance the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
the introductory section of a story
an indication of potential opportunity
(baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
an actor who plays a principal role
(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
lead (verb) direction (verb)
cause to undertake a certain action
preside over
lead, as in the performance of a composition
travel in front of; go in advance of others
take somebody somewhere
move ahead (of others) in time or space
be in charge of
be conducive to
stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
be ahead of others; be the first
cause something to pass or lead somewhere
lead, extend, or afford access
produce as a result or residue
tend to or result in
Difference between lead and direction

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