nor'-nor'-east vs north northeast

nor'-nor'-east and north northeast both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nor'-nor'-east	Yes	No	No	Yes
north northeast	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nor'-nor'-east and north northeast are synonyms defined as:

nor'-nor'-east and north northeast: the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

Other synonyms of nor'-nor'-east include NNE.

nor'-nor'-east (noun)	north northeast (noun)
the compass point that is midway between north and northeast	the compass point that is midway between north and northeast

nor'-nor'-east (adverb)	north northeast (adverb)
to, toward, or in the north-northeast