Definition of North

1. Adverb. In a northern direction. "Let's go north!"

Exact synonyms: Northerly, Northward, Northwards
Partainyms: Northerly

2. Adjective. Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north. "The north portico"

3. Noun. The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line.

4. Noun. The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War). "The North's superior resources turned the scale"
Exact synonyms: Union
Generic synonyms: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Terms within: Free State
Attributes: Northern

5. Noun. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees.
Exact synonyms: Due North, N, Northward
Generic synonyms: Cardinal Compass Point

6. Noun. A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city.
Generic synonyms: Location
Attributes: Northern

7. Noun. The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point.
Generic synonyms: Direction

8. Noun. The direction in which a compass needle points.
Exact synonyms: Compass North, Magnetic North
Generic synonyms: Direction

9. Noun. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792).

Definition of North

1. n. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.

2. a. Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.

3. v. i. To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.

4. adv. Northward.

Definition of North

1. Proper noun. (American English) The Union during the American Civil War. ¹

2. Proper noun. (U.K.) The North of England, a cultural region. ¹

3. Proper noun. The northern states of the United States. ¹

4. Proper noun. The northern part of any region. ¹

5. Noun. One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map. ¹

6. Noun. The up or positive direction. ¹

7. Noun. Above or higher ¹

8. Noun. (physics) The 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). ¹

9. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the north; northern. ¹

10. Adjective. Toward the north; northward. ¹

11. Adjective. (meteorology) Of wind, from the north. ¹

12. Adjective. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic. ¹

13. Adverb. Toward the north; northward. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of North

1. a point of the compass [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of North

Norroys
Norse
Norse Tradition
Norse deity
Norse mythology
Norseman
Norsewoman
Norsewomen
Norsk
Norte
Norte de Santander
Nortes
Norteño
North (current term)
North Aegean
North Africa
North African
North America
North American
North American Indian
North American Indians
North American blastomycosis
North American country
North American nation
North Americans
North Andover
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Council

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