nor'-nor'-west vs north northwest

nor'-nor'-west and north northwest both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nor'-nor'-west	Yes	No	No	Yes
north northwest	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nor'-nor'-west and north northwest are synonyms defined as:

nor'-nor'-west and north northwest: the compass point that is midway between north and northwest

Other synonyms of nor'-nor'-west include NNW.

nor'-nor'-west (noun)	north northwest (noun)
the compass point that is midway between north and northwest	the compass point that is midway between north and northwest

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