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North

noun
/noːθ/
Word Frequency: 136.2

Definitions

1.nounOne of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
"Minnesota is in the north of the USA."
2.nounThe up or positive direction.
"Stock prices are heading north."
3.nounThe positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).
4.verbTo turn or move toward the north.
5.adjectiveOf or pertaining to the north; northern.
"He lived in north Germany."
6.adjectiveToward the north; northward.
7.adjectiveOf wind, from the north.
"The north wind was cold."
8.adjectivePertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
"north highway 1"
9.adjectiveMore or greater than.
"The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000."
10.adverbToward the north; northward; northerly.
"Switzerland is north of Italy."

Synonyms

borealmagnetic northnortherlyunionnorthmostnorthernmostnorthwestwardnorthboundnorthwardsnortheastwardnorthwesterlyseptentrion

Antonyms

south

Rhymes With

swarththenceforthbring forthhenceforthset forthback and forthcall forthgive forth
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