Direct and Ready

Direct

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

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Ready and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ready" instead the word "Direct" as a verb or an adjective.

Ready verb - To make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function.

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Direct and ready are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead the word "Ready" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: readiness, readily, readying, readied

power	direct power	ready power
force	direct force	ready force
speech	direct speech	ready speech
show	direct show	ready show
Other words: time, bit, game, ship, times, forces, defenses, allies.

Once Cassie returns with Aftran, the Yeerk must go inside Ax's head to direct Cassie as she does brain surgery to remove Ax's ready-to-burst tria gland.

Source: Sick Episode
Though they lost Raava's direct connection, now Equestria and Avatar Land are more united than ever, and ready to begin a new age of friendship.

Source: Fanfic / The Little Pony Legend
The Sith set up at the airlock ready to shoot anything that comes through, in a direct Shout-Out to the opening scene from Star Wars.

Source: There Was a Door

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