NORTH
/noːθ/
8
Scrabble
8
WWF
N(1) O(1) R(1) T(1) H(4)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/noːθ/
noun
- One 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.”
- The up or positive direction.“Stock prices are heading north.”
- 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).
verb
- To turn or move toward the north.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the north; northern.“He lived in north Germany.”
- Toward the north; northward.
- Of wind, from the north.“The north wind was cold.”
adverb
- Toward the north; northward; northerly.“Switzerland is north of Italy.”
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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