Direct and Helm

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Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Helm and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Helm" instead a verb "Direct".

Helm verb - Be at or take the helm of.

Usage example: helm the ship

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Direct and helm are semantically related. You can use "Direct" instead a verb "Helm".

Nearby Words: helmsman, helmed, helmet, helming

The biggest success among Castle's later productions, 1968's Rosemary's Baby, had Castle under contract not to direct (Roman Polanski took the helm instead).

Source: Creator / William Castle
Like most things in Galaxy Quest, this was a direct homage to Star Trek; Wil Wheaton developed a similar system for the helm panel on the bridge of the Enterprise.

Source: Billions of Buttons
Space Quest V: The Next Mutation opens with Roger Wilco at the helm of a spaceship facing a dire red alert situation (a direct homage to the Kobayashi Maru scenario).

Source: Unwinnable Training Simulation

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