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opposite
Preposition
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If A is opposite B, they are facing each other.
The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.
opposite
Adjective
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If two things are opposite, they are the same kind but completely different from each other.
"Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"
I don't think we can work together. We're too opposite.
Black is the opposite of white. "Yes" is the opposite of "no". Day is the opposite of night.
opposite
Noun
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The opposite of something is something else of the same kind but completely different.
My kids always do the exact opposite of what I tell them.
The word dust is its own opposite, meaning both put on and take off dust.
rotational
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adjective
of or pertaining to rotation
rotational inertia
direction
Noun
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A direction is a way to move or point.
"Where is the post office?" "I think it's that direction."
Which direction is north?
We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction.
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Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something.
Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating.
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Direction is control or management.
The company is now under the direction of new owners.