Hypernyms for "compass point"
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cardinal compass point
east by north
east by south
east northeast
east southeast
EbN
EbS
ENE
ESE
NbE
NbW
NE
NEbE
NEbN
NNE
NNW
nor''-east
nor''-nor''-east
nor''-nor''-west
north by east
north by west
north northeast
north northwest
northeast
northeast by east
northeast by north
northeastward
northwest
northwest by north
northwest by west
northwestward
nor''-west
NW
NWbN
NWbW
SbE
SbW
SE
SEbE
SEbS
sou''-east
sou''-sou''-east
sou''-sou''-west
south by east
south by west
south southeast
south southwest
southeast
southeast by east
southeast by south
southeastward
southwest
southwest by south
southwest by west
southwestward
sou''-west
SSE
SSW
SW
SWbS
SWbW
WbN
WbS
west by north
west by south
west northwest
west southwest
WNW
WSW
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.