Definitions
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- noun
northeast
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to, toward, or in the northeast
- noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
Etymologies
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Examples
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I pawed at it, weeping tears of gratitude that it hadn't struck home a few inches nor'-east, and the beastly thing fell out, leaving an ugly hole oozing gore.
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I pawed at it, weeping tears of gratitude that it hadn't struck home a few inches nor'-east, and the beastly thing fell out, leaving an ugly hole oozing gore.
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I pawed at it, weeping tears of gratitude that it hadn't struck home a few inches nor'-east, and the beastly thing fell out, leaving an ugly hole oozing gore.
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Mexico to Europe in a circular nor'-east by east direction.
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The sense of loneliness was complete as she stood beneath the overhanging cliff exposed to the biting nor'-east wind.
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From Rame Head to the Lizard and Land's End, and in a minor sense from Land's End away to Bude Haven in the far nor'-east, the entire littoral of this remote part of the kingdom was forbidden ground whereon no gangsman's life was worth a moment's purchase.
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About ten o'clock, the wind then blowing east nor'-east, but very variable, the enemy tacked, and the admiral fetched within range of two of them, giving them his broadside and receiving from them many shrewd knocks.
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I really thought the nor'-east wind had brought up a great haul with the flood-tide, and that innumerable costers were calling out some strange fish in the streets round Bonfire Corner; while our white cockatoo,
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There's a deal o 'low cunning about a bear; no slapdash courage, so to say, same's there's in a lion or a leopard, but jes' a cruel, slow, deliberate intention to kill, like a nor'-east wind as blights and nips, sure as sure.
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A brisk breeze had been blowing from the nor'-east before breakfast, but this had subsequently shifted to the nor'ard at noon, veering back again, first to the nor'-east and then to due east in the afternoon.
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