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every point of the compass

every point of the compass noun: synonym of all points of the compass.

Noun

every point of the compass

  1. Synonym of all points of the compass.
    • He "looked" round the room in his usual deliberate way, turning his sightless eyes (as it might seem odd to say his nose and ears) to every point of the compass.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

Synonyms of every point of the compass

Questions about every point of the compass

What does every point of the compass mean?
Every point of the compass means synonym of all points of the compass.
What part of speech is every point of the compass?
Every point of the compass is a noun.

Words near every point of the compass in the dictionary

  1. every now and then
  2. every old nook and cranny
  3. every once in a while
  4. every one
  5. every other
  6. every point of the compass
  7. every rose has a thorn
  8. every rose has its thorn
  9. every rule has an exception
  10. every second
  11. every shut eye isn't asleep

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