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way vs direction

direction vs way

way and direction both are nouns.

way is an adverb but direction is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
way Yes No No Yes
direction Yes No No No
As nouns, way and direction are synonyms defined as:
  • way and direction: a line leading to a place or point
way (noun) direction (noun)
a course of conduct the act of managing something
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end the act of setting and holding a course
a journey or passage a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another the concentration of attention or energy on something
how something is done or how it happens something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
the property of distance in general a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
doing as one pleases or chooses a message describing how something is to be done
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' a line leading to a place or point
a line leading to a place or point the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
a portion of something divided into shares
space for movement
the condition of things generally
way (adverb) direction (adverb)
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
Difference between way and direction

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