Synonyms: NE, Nebraska, Cornhusker State
Definition: a midwestern state on the Great Plains
Similar words: American state
Definition: one of the 50 states of the United States
Synonyms: NE, nor'-east, northeast, northeastward
Definition: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
Similar words: point, compass point
Definition: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
Usage: he checked the point on his compass
Synonyms: atomic number 10, Ne, neon
Definition: 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
Similar words: element, chemical element
Definition: any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Similar words: argonon, noble gas, inert gas
Definition: any of the chemically inert gaseous elements of the helium group in the periodic table