northeast

Speech parts

1. northeast - Noun

2. northeast - Adjective

3. northeast - Adverb

5. northeast - Adjective Satellite

6. Northeast - Proper noun

Meaning

The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind.

Toward the northeast.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

northeastern northeasterly northeastward north ne northeastwardly north-east northeastern United States north-eastern nor'-east east oriental arctic northern northwestern
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Antonyms

south west southwest westerner austral south-west
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Hypernyms

point direction location compass point

Phrases with the word

Northeast Europe northeast asia peninsula northwest-northeast Northeast Asian southwest by northeast in the northeast

Examples

the northeasterly part of the island Source: Internet

northeasterly winds Source: Internet

A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Thursday night after a fight over a video game at a home in northeast Las Vegas, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Source: Internet

ABC30 meteorologist Madeline Evans said wind from the northeast will push in more smoke through the day and high pressure will keep it sitting over the Valley floor. Source: Internet

4th and 5th patrols She sank Magnus about convert east northeast of Peterhead in Scotland. Source: Internet

18th century copy of a late 16th-century map The 16th-century original is Taylor 1940, fig. 6 p. 222. of Trento, northeast at top, showing walled old city and original course of the Adige. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

NORTHCOM Northcott Northcutt Northeast Asia northeast asia peninsula Northeast Asian