northern

northern is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.
2. adjective. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.
3. noun. a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
4. adjective. coming from the north; used especially of wind

   "the north wind doth blow"

   "a northern snowstorm"

   Synonyms: northerly

5. adjective. situated in or oriented toward the north

   "the northern suburbs"

   "going in a northerly direction"

   Synonyms: northerly

6. adjective. situated in or coming from regions of the north

   "the northern hemisphere"

   "northern autumn colors"

7. adjective. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   "Northern liberals"

   "northern industry"

Synonyms

northerly

Common word forms

northerns, northerner, northernly, northernize, northernness

Words from these letters

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