Direct and Show

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Direct verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Usage example: the guide directed the tour through the museum with commendable efficiency and expertise

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Show is a synonym for direct in guide topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Direct".

Show verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.

Usage example: showed me how to play the guitar

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Direct is a synonym for show in escort topic. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Show", if it concerns topics such as guide, accompany.

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

power	direct power	show power
picture	direct picture	show picture
someone	direct someone	show someone
scene	direct scene	show scene
Other words: development, time, bit, scenes.

The show is also available on Hulu.In March 2013, Stewart announced that he would be taking a three-month hiatus from hosting the show in order to direct his first-ever feature film, Rosewater.

Source: Series / The Daily Show
Instead, the show offered plenty of dislikable doctors to direct viewer ire, often of the Obstructive Bureaucrat type.

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He gives her the autograph, after which she announces that he'd just signed a contract to direct the next year's show.

Source: Series / The Dick Van Dyke Show

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