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primary vs direct

direct vs primary

primary is a noun but direct is not a noun.

primary and direct both are adjectives.

primary is not a verb while direct is a verb.

primary is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
primary Yes Yes No No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
primary (noun) direct (noun)
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit
(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
primary (adjective) direct (adjective)
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
of or being the essential or basic part (of a current) flowing in one direction only
most important element straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic 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
primary (verb) direct (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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
primary (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
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