North
North (nôrth) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon nore; akin to Dutch noord, German, Swedish, & Danish nord, Icelandic norer. Compare Norman, Norse.]
1.
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.
Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.
3.
Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.
North , 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.
Collocations (4)
North following , See Following, a., 2.
North pole , that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
North preceding , See Following, a., 2.
North star , the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star α (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1° 25′, and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.
North , intransitive verb
To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.
North , adverb
Northward.