Direct and Special

Direct

Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.

Special and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Direct".

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Direct and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • Face on the Cover Similarly, the direct-to-DVD special A Sesame Street Christmas Carol also has Elmo on the cover, though the special is about Oscar, and Elmo only appears in flashback clips.
  • Historically, the plan was for a pure direct ascent with a Soyuz capsule, but instead the Soviet Direct Ascent uses a fictional capsule and the Soyuz gets a special landing that involves a joint launch.
  • Artifact of Death The cosmic villain the Magus had several Cosmic Cubes and similar devices he had to keep locked away in a special machine because direct use would poison him.
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