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turn vs direct

direct vs turn

turn is a noun but direct is not a noun.

turn is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

turn and direct both are verbs.

turn is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of turn; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than turn:
  • turn: direct at someone
  • direct: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Other hypernyms of turn include aim, take, take aim, train.
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of turn; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than turn:
  • turn: to send or let go
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
Other hypernyms of turn include send.
As verbs, direct is a hypernym of turn; that is, direct is a word with a broader meaning than turn:
  • turn: channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
Other hypernyms of turn include send.
turn (noun) direct (noun)
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
taking a short walk out and back
a favor for someone
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
turning or twisting around (in place)
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a movement in a new direction
an unforeseen development
a circular segment of a curve
(sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
turn (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
turn (verb) direct (verb)
twist suddenly so as to sprain plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
change to the contrary specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
go sour or spoil command with authority
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action put an address on (an envelope)
change color point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
become officially one year older intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to guide the actors in (plays and films)
direct at someone lead, as in the performance of a composition
shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel take somebody somewhere
let (something) fall or spill from a container cause to go somewhere
alter the functioning or setting of direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form govern or manage
to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
to change orientation or direction
cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
cause to move around or rotate
pass to the other side of
move around an axis or a center
to send or let go
cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
get by buying and selling
accomplish by rotating
undergo a change or development
cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
turn (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
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