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Northwesterly

Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

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North 84% connected

That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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North 84% connected

That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person…

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Northwest 92% connected

The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Northwestern 92% connected

Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern cour…

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Aboriginal noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Aborigine noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Adductor noun · 78% connection

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed t…

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Backwards adverb · 78% connection

Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms backward.

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Cause noun · 78% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Dextrorotatory adjective · 78% connection

Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as…

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Down adverb · 78% connection

In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up.

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Downward adjective · 78% connection

Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

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East adjective · 78% connection

Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east s…

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Escurial noun · 78% connection

A palace and mausoleum of the kinds of Spain, being a vast and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of Madrid.

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For preposition · 78% connection

Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; /ntending to go to.

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Front verb · 78% connection

To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street.

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Gravity adjective · 78% connection

The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestri…

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Hate verb · 78% connection

Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things…

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Humpback noun · 78% connection

A small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), of the northwest coast of America.

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Incline verb · 78% connection

To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a ro…

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Indigen noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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Indigene noun · 78% connection

an indigenous person who was born in a particular place; "the art of the natives of the northwest coast"; "the Canadian government scr…

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