Definitions For North

noun

  • A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
  • The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
  • The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  • British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
  • The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
  • The direction in which a compass needle points
  • The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
  • The direction that is to your left when you are facing the rising sun : the direction that is the opposite of south
  • Regions or countries north of a certain point ; especially : the northern part of the U.S.

adjective

  • Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

adverb

  • In a northern direction

verb

  • To or toward the north

Is North a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
8

The word North is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

Examples of North in a Sentence

  • Turn north onto Elm Street.
  • It's a few miles north of here.
  • The bird is found as far north as Canada.
  • The wind is coming from the north.
  • The birds migrate from the North.
  • Parts of the North were hit hard by the storm.

Synonyms for North

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