Direct and Nearest

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Direct

Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.
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Nearest and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nearest" instead an adjective "Direct".
Nearby Words: direction, directed, directly, directing, directness

Nearest

Nearest adverb - (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance.
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Direct and nearest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead an adjective "Nearest".

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  • She put this to a direct use in The Time of the Ghost, a rather good novel in which the main character is a ghost and which happens to be her nearest thing to an autobiographical work.
    Source: Parents as People
  • Even the Leprechaun himself has lousy aim, the nearest he gets to a direct hit on any of the marines being hitting a beaker of acid, which then breaks and spills its contents on Tina's leg.
    Source: Film / Leprechaun 4: In Space
  • Timey-Wimey Ball Say a direct copy of the ball nearest the cliff is sent to the back of the line of balls and takes the place of the first ball.
    Source: Timey-Wimey Ball
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