directs
Definitions
Verb
- Command with authority
- Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- Guide the actors in (plays and films)
- Be in charge of
- Take somebody somewhere
- Cause to go somewhere
- Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- Lead, as in the performance of a composition
- Give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
- Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- Put an address on (an envelope)
- Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "directs".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | denotes | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | debates | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | drifts | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | deserts | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | delights | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | drafts | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | defeats | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | desserts | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | draughts | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | taoists | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | daylights | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | donates | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | damitz | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | debate's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | deceits | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | deletes | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | devotes | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dewitz | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | dicots | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | digits | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | dilutes | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | diverts | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | dockets | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | donuts | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | donuts' | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | doughnuts | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | draft's | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | dugouts | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | durant's | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "directs".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | directly | 3 | 141 |
| 2 | direct | 2 | 129 |
| 3 | director | 3 | 101 |
| 4 | directed | 3 | 68 |
| 5 | directions | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | indirect | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | directors | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | directness | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | directives | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | dialects | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | diets | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | director's | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | redirect | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | reacts | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | erects | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | directv | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | directors' | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | dissects | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | disrespects | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | directories | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "directs" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "directs".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 29
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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