adj.
1.situated in or oriented toward the northeast
2.coming from the northeast northeast adv.
1.to, toward, or in the northeast northeast n.
1.the compass point midway between north and east
2.the northeastern region of the United States
Idiom of the Day
let (someone) down or let down (someone)
to fail to do as well as expected, to disappoint someone
The boy let his parents down when he failed the university entrance exams.