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Synonyms for NE (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts):
neon

WordNet sense 2 (the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees):
northeast, northeastward, nor'-east, northeast

WordNet sense 3 (a midwestern state on the Great Plains):
Nebraska, Cornhusker State


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