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Word entry · 6 letters

direct

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"Straight"

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6 lettersPronunciation /daɪˈɹɛkt/Part of speech adjective, adverb, verbSorted cdeirtStarts with DEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Straight, immediate, or straightforward.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. Doublet of derecho.

Used in a sentence

  • the most direct route between two buildings
  • Be even and direct with me.
  • He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.

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