Ability and Direction

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Direction and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Ability and direction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Direction".

Nearby Words: direct, directed, directly, director, directive

good	good ability	good direction
musical	musical ability	musical direction
best	best ability	best direction
particular	particular ability	particular direction
Other adjectives: better, similar, specific, certain, original, single, poor, actual, real, little, new, general, given, extra, unusual, strange, different, technical.

It even has the ability to completely flip direction based on the direction he's looking.

Source: Cheated Angle
Kitchen Sink Included: Lord Passion is a ghost who has the ability to hurtle various objects in your direction.

Source: Video Game / MOTHER 3
So instead of impairing Bob's ability to function, Oswald is basically akin to temporary mental superpowers, helping to point Bob in the right direction.

Source: Helpful Hallucination

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