ALL meanings of north
north
N n - noun north Christopher, pen name of John Wilson. 1
- noun north Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guilford [gil-ferd] /ˈgɪl fərd/ (Show IPA), ("Lord North") 1732–92, British statesman: prime minister 1770–82. 1
- noun north Sir Thomas, 1535?–1601? English translator. 1
- adjective north in, toward, or facing, the north: the north gate. 1
- adjective north directed or proceeding toward the north: a north course. 1
- adjective north coming from the north: a north wind. 1
- adjective north (usually initial capital letter) designating the northern part of a region, nation, country, etc.: North Atlantic. 1
- adverb north to, toward, or in the north: sailing north. 1
- noun north direction 1
- noun north magnetic north 1
- adjective north facing north 1
- noun north The direction in which a compass needle normally points, toward the horizon on the left side of a person facing east, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction. 1
- uncountable noun north The north is the direction which is on your left when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises. 0
- singular noun north The north of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the north. 0
- adverb north If you go north, you travel towards the north. 0
- adverb north Something that is north of a place is positioned to the north of it. 0
- adjective north The north edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the north. 0
- adjective north 'North' is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the north of a larger area. 0
- adjective north A north wind is a wind that blows from the north. 0
- singular noun north The North is used to refer to the richer, more developed countries of the world. 0
- noun north one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at 0° or 360°, that is 90° from east and west and 180° from south 0
- noun north the direction along a meridian towards the North Pole 0
- noun north the direction in which a compass needle points; magnetic north 0
- noun north the player or position at the table corresponding to north on the compass 0
- adjective north situated in, moving towards, or facing the north 0
- adjective north (esp of the wind) from the north 0
- adverb north in, to, or towards the north 0
- adverb north (of the wind) from the north 0
- noun north the northern area of England, generally regarded as reaching approximately the southern boundaries of Yorkshire and Lancashire 0
- noun north (in the US) the area approximately north of Maryland and the Ohio River, esp those states north of the Mason-Dixon Line that were known as the Free States during the Civil War 0
- noun north the northern part of North America, esp the area consisting of Alaska, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut; the North Country 0
- noun north the countries of the world that are economically and technically advanced 0
- noun north the north wind 0
- adjective north of or denoting the northern part of a specified country, area, etc 0
- adjective north (as part of a name) 0
- noun north Frederick, 2nd Earl of Guildford, called Lord North. 1732–92, British statesman; prime minister (1770–82), dominated by George III. He was held responsible for the loss of the American colonies 0
- noun north Sir Thomas. ?1535–?1601, English translator of Plutarch's Lives (1579), which was the chief source of Shakespeare's Roman plays 0
- noun north Frederick2d Earl of Guilford 1732-92; Eng. statesman: prime minister of Great Britain (1770-82) 0
- noun north the direction to the right of a person facing the sunset; direction of the North Pole from any other point on the earth's surface: the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole rather than to the geographic pole 0
- noun north the point on a compass at 0° or 360°, directly opposite south 0
- noun north a region or district in or toward this direction 0
- noun north the northern part of the earth, esp. the arctic regions 0
- adjective north in, of, to, toward, or facing the north 0
- adjective north from the north 0
- adjective north designating the northern part of a continent, country, etc. 0
- adverb north in or toward the north; in a northerly direction 0