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pilot vs direct

direct vs pilot

pilot is a noun but direct is not a noun.

pilot is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

pilot and direct both are verbs.

pilot is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pilot Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of pilot; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than pilot:
  • pilot: act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
  • direct: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Other hypernyms of pilot include channelise, channelize, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer.
pilot (noun) direct (noun)
small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor
pilot (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
pilot (verb) direct (verb)
operate an airplane plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance 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
pilot (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between pilot and direct

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