north
1. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
due north, northward, N
• Hypernyms:
cardinal compass point
2. a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
location
• Attrubites:
northern
3. the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
• Hypernyms:
direction
4. the direction in which a compass needle points
• Syn:
magnetic north, compass north
• Hypernyms:
direction
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north (Freq. 7)
- artists like north light
- the north portico
• Ant:
south
• Similar to:
northbound, northward, north-central, northerly, northern,
northernmost, northmost, northeastern, northeasterly, northeast, northeastward,
northwestern, northwesterly, northwest, northwestward
in a northern direction (Freq. 11)
- they earn more up north
- Let's go north!
• Syn:
northerly, northwards, northward
• Derived from adjective:
northerly (for: northerly)
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