north
- adjective
- /nɔrθ/
- I live out on the north side. Do you know why all these people are here?
- north-south
- the north side
- north-central
I was on a robbery squad for six years in north London.
- I was on a robbery squad for six years in north London.
- Absolutely hookarellas, hookahs, Tiarellas are great for north sides of houses.
- But I step outside the house then I'm in North London.
- He said it is a North American bald, stupid ape.
Examples
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Are you on the north island?
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The cabin is located on the north side of the mountain, providing stunning views.
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Meet us on the north end of the property.
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Is it north or is it south?
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So I let him go so he could play with his band on the north side.
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The helicopter began to climb and headed toward the north end of the island.
Fiction book (1990) -
Gondorff is setting up a wire store on the north side.
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The Fairlane approaches Town Hall, a square two-story building on the north side of the Common.
Fiction book (1997) -
I bum a ride to Billy's house on the north side of Baton Rouge.
Fiction book (1998) -
Fast-moving clouds piled up on the north horizon, over the leafless trees.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
Located in the north part of a country or area
The direction on a compass that points toward the North Pole
Moving or facing toward the north
The direction on a compass that points exactly to the North Pole
Going toward the north on a road or train
Facing toward the north
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
The part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator between Europe and the Americas
A public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for strong research and teaching
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- Formal
A group in NATO that makes political decisions and includes permanent representatives from each member country
- Formal
An agreement signed in 1949 where countries promise to defend each other and form NATO
A group of European and North American countries that work together for military defence
The smaller of New Zealand's two main islands, with more people and separated from South Island by Cook Strait
A large park in northern Washington State, USA with high mountains and old gold rush sites
- Specialized
A compass direction slightly north of northeast, about 34 degrees from east
- Specialized
The direction on a compass halfway between north and northeast, slightly east of north
- Specialized
The direction the north end of a magnetic needle points toward on Earth
- Specialized
A group of Dravidian languages spoken in eastern India, like Kurukh and Malto
- Specialized
A group of related languages spoken in eastern India like Kurukh and Malto
- Specialized
A warm ocean flow that moves west across the Pacific just north of the equator
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A group of languages spoken in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands
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A point in the sky above Earth's North Pole that stars appear to turn around and is near Polaris
A narrow sea passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
- New Zealand
A New Zealand plant that lives many years and grows on high mountains with white woolly flower heads
A river in central United States that starts in Colorado and joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
- Specialized
The part of Earth between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer with changing seasons
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The end of a magnet that points toward Earth's north when it hangs freely
A large public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for research
How North
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
North comes from the same old German word and is used as an adjective to mean 'from the north' or 'facing north', just like in northwest. So a north wind is a wind that comes from that direction.