COMPASS POINT Synonyms

• the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

• a colorless odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

• a midwestern state on the Great Plains

• situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

• the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

• the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

• a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city

• the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

• British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)

• the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

• the direction in which a compass needle points

• in a northern direction

• the northeastern region of the United States

• the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

• the direction corresponding to the northeastward compass point

• a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city

• to, toward, or in the northeast

• situated in or oriented toward the northeast

• coming from the northeast

• the northwestern region of the United States

• the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

• the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

• a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

• to, toward, or in the northwest

• situated in or oriented toward the northwest

• coming from the northwest

• situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south

• the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

• the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

• the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

• a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city

• the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

• in a southern direction

• the southeastern region of the United States

• the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

• the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

• a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city

• to, toward, or in the southeast

• coming from the southeast

• situated in or oriented toward the southeast

• the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

• the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

• the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

• a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

• to, toward, or in the southwest

• coming from the southwest

• situated in or oriented toward the southwest

• situated in or facing or moving toward the west

• the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

• the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

• the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

• the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

• a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

• British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

• United States film actress (1892-1980)

• English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

• to, toward, or in the west

• the base of the natural system of logarithms; approximately equal to 2.718282...

• a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

• the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet

• a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

• the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

• the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet

• the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet

• a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

• the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

• a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes

• (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

• the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet

• the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

• an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

• the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet

• the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

• a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

• the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet

• (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

• the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

• a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)

• the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

• the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

• a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

• the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

• a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm

• the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet

• a geometric element that has position but no extension

• the precise location of something; a spatially limited location

• a brief version of the essential meaning of something

• an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

• a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

• an instant of time

• the object of an activity

• a V shape

• a very small circular shape

• the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest

• a promontory extending out into a large body of water

• a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

• a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect

• an outstanding characteristic

• sharp end

• any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

• a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch

• one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan

• a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the dot at the left of a decimal fraction

• the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

• a distinguishing or individuating characteristic

• the gun muzzle's direction

• a wall socket

• a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

• be oriented

• direct into a position for use

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• be a signal for or a symptom of

• sail close to the wind

• mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

• mark with diacritics

• mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

• be positionable in a specified manner

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

• give a point to

• repair the joints of bricks