north

north is a 5-letter English word with 15 senses as noun, adjective, intransitive verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
3. noun. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
4. adjective. 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.
5. intransitive verb. To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
6. adverb. Northward.
7. noun. a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
8. noun. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

   "he has visited every state in the Union"

   "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"

   Synonyms: union

9. noun. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
10. noun. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
11. noun. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

    Synonyms: northward

12. noun. the direction in which a compass needle points
13. noun. the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
14. adjective. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

    "artists like north light"

    "the north portico"

15. adverb. in a northern direction

    "they earn more up north"

    "Let's go north!"

    Synonyms: northerly, northward, northwards

Synonyms

union, northward, northerly, northwards

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in north:

thorn

Common word forms

norths, northen, norther, northest, northing, northness

Words from these letters

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