North definition
North is a noun meaning "the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees." It has 6 meanings, as a noun, an adjective and an adverb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 5
- How common
- Everyday word
North as a noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
Same sense: due north, northward
a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
the direction in which a compass needle points
Same sense: magnetic north, compass north
North as an adjective
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
"artists like north light"
North as an adverb
in a northern direction
"they earn more up north"
Same sense: northward, northerly, northwards
Synonyms and antonyms
- due north
- northward
- magnetic north
- compass north
- northerly
- northwards
Opposite: south.
How to say north
North has 1 syllable and rhymes with fourth. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with north
- fourth
- forth
- henceforth
- thenceforth
NORTH in word games
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 1
Is NORTH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check NORTH in the word checker, or unscramble NORTH to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.
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