| 【direct】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "directus," and "dirigere." It carries the basic meaning of "straight," "direct," and "set straight." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "direct"]
address ****[1087] Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
direct ****[1161] Direct means moving towards a place or object, without changing direction and without stopping, for example in a journey.
direction ****[997] the course or path on which something is moving or pointing
directly ****[1036] If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.
director ****[864] The director of a play, film, or television programme is the person who decides how it will appear on stage or screen, and who tells the actors and technical staff what to do.
dress ****[954] to put clothes on (yourself or someone else) opposite UNDRESS
hairdresser **[3981] A hairdresser is a person who cuts, colours, and arranges people's hair.
[WORD ROOT]root direct
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] dress, direct
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) directus, dirigere
[MEANING]root straight, direct, set straight
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 directus [pp of dirigere] straight, direct
- 【Latin】 dirigere [dis+regere] set straight
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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address ★★★★[1087] noun from dress
【DEFINITION】 Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
【pl.】 addresses
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ad; to, toward ⑵ dress(direct); straight, direct, set straight
【Etymology】 《Latin addirectiare》 [ad+directiare] make straight
【First Known Meaning】 dutiful or courteous approach
【DERIVATIVEs】 addresser, addressor, address
direct ★★★★[1161] adjective from direct
【DEFINITION】 Direct means moving towards a place or object, without changing direction and without stopping, for example in a journey.
【SYNONYM】 non-stop
【ANTONYM】 indirect
【ROOTs】 direct; straight, direct, set straight
【Etymology】 《Latin directus》 [pp of dirigere] straight, direct
【First Known Meaning】 straight, undeviating, not crooked,
【DERIVATIVEs】 direct, direction, directional, directive, directly, directness
direction ★★★★[997] noun from direct
【DEFINITION】 ① the course or path on which something is moving or pointing
② often used after in
③ a statement that tells a person what to do and how to do it; an order or instruction
【pl.】 directions
【SYNONYM】 instruction
【ROOTs】 ⑴ direct; straight, direct, set straight ⑵ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin directus》 [pp of dirigere] straight, direct
【DERIVATIVEs】 direct, direction, directional, directive, directly, directness
directly ★★★★[1036] adverb from direct
【DEFINITION】 If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.
【SYNONYM】 shortly
【ANTONYM】 indirectly
【COMPOSITION】 direct + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ direct; rule, control, stiff ⑵ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin directus》 [pp of dirigere] straight, direct
【DERIVATIVEs】 direct, direction, directive, directly, directness
director ★★★★[864] noun from direct
【DEFINITION】 The director of a play, film, or television programme is the person who decides how it will appear on stage or screen, and who tells the actors and technical staff what to do.
【pl.】 directors
【COMPOSITION】 direct + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ direct; straight, direct, set straight ⑵ or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin directus》 [pp of dirigere] straight, direct
【DERIVATIVEs】 directorial, directorially, directorship, director
dress ★★★★[954] verb from dress
【DEFINITION】 ① to put clothes on (yourself or someone else) opposite UNDRESS
② to put clothes on yourself opposite UNDRESS
③ to put on or wear a particular type or style of clothes
【Declension/Conjugation】 dressed, dressed, dressing, dresses
【ROOTs】 dress(direct); straight, direct, set straight
【Etymology】 《Latin directus》 [pp of dirigere] straight, direct
【First Known Meaning】 make straight; direct, guide, control; prepare for cooking; (from late 14c) decorate, adorn
hairdresser ★★[3981] noun from hairdresser 〈 hair
【DEFINITION】 A hairdresser is a person who cuts, colours, and arranges people's hair.
【pl.】 hairdressers
【COMPOSITION】 hair + dresser
【ROOTs】 ⑴ hair; hair ⑵ dress(direct); straight, direct, set straight ⑶ er; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English hær》 hair, a hair
【DERIVATIVEs】 hairdressing, hairdresser
Other words containing "direct"; directional, directive, directness, directory, dresser, indirect, indirection, indirectly, indirectness, undirected
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
dicat-
dic-, dict-
demo-
decor-
deb-
dead
day
dat-
dance
cycl-
