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NORTHEASTWARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

Synonyms:

NE; nor'-east; northeast; northeastward

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("northeastward" is a kind of...):

compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Toward the northeast

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

north (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north)

 III. (adverb) 

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Meaning:

In a northeastward direction

Example:

the river flows northeastward to the gulf

Synonyms:

northeastward; northeastwardly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

northeastward (toward the northeast)

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