nor'-nor'-west vs compass point

nor'-nor'-west and compass point both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nor'-nor'-west	Yes	No	No	Yes
compass point	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, compass point is a hypernym of nor'-nor'-west; that is, compass point is a word with a broader meaning than nor'-nor'-west:

nor'-nor'-west: the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
compass point: any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

Other hypernyms of nor'-nor'-west include point.

nor'-nor'-west (noun)	compass point (noun)
the compass point that is midway between north and northwest	any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass

nor'-nor'-west (adverb)	compass point (adverb)
to, toward, or in the north-northwest