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the four cardinal directions
  1. 1 the four cardinal directions, north, east, south and west, all directions
  2. 2 surroundings
  3. 3 many countries, the whole world
  4. 4 all around, here and there
  5. 5 square, quadrilateral, four-sided figure
  6. 6 four sides (of a square)
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • They fled in all possible directions.

  • The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.

  • Japan is bounded by water on every side.

  • Fanned by the strong wind, the flames spread in all directions.

  • Japan is a country surrounded by the sea on all sides.

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