north : Idioms & Phrases


alfred north whitehead

  • noun English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
    Whitehead.
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capital of north carolina

  • noun capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
    Raleigh.
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capital of north dakota

  • noun capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
    Bismarck.
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capital of north korea

  • noun capital of North Korea and an industrial center
    Pyongyang.
    • Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved
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compass north

  • noun the direction in which a compass needle points
    compass north; north.
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due north

  • noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
    northward; north; N.
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east by north

  • noun the compass point that is one point north of due east
    EbN.
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East by north, East by south

  • according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11 to the north or south, respectively, of the point due east.
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frederick north

  • noun British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
    North; Second Earl of Guilford.
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great plains of north america

  • noun a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans
    Great Plains.
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magnetic north

  • noun the direction in which a compass needle points
    compass north; north.
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north africa

  • noun an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea
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north african

  • adjective of or relating to northern Africa
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north america

  • noun a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
  • noun the nations of the North American continent collectively
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north american

  • noun a native or inhabitant of North America
  • adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of North America or their peoples
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north american country

  • noun any country on the North American continent
    North American country.
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north american free trade agreement

  • noun an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico; became effective in 1994 for ten years
    NAFTA.
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north american nation

  • noun any country on the North American continent
    North American country.
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north atlantic

  • noun that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator
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north atlantic council

  • noun a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision
    NAC.
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north atlantic treaty

  • noun the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO
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north atlantic treaty organization

  • noun an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
    NATO.
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north borneo

  • noun a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo
    Sabah.
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north by east

  • noun the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
    NbE.
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north by west

  • noun the compass point that is one point west of due north
    NbW.
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north carolina

  • noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
    Tar Heel State; NC; North Carolina.
  • noun one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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north carolinian

  • noun a native or resident of North Carolina
    Tarheel.
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north cascades national park

  • noun a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
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north celestial pole

  • noun the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris
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north channel

  • noun a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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north dakota

  • noun a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
    Peace Garden State; ND.
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north dakotan

  • noun a native or resident of North Dakota
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north dravidian

  • noun a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India
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north equatorial current

  • noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator
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North following

  • . See Following, a., 2.
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north frigid zone

  • noun the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
    Arctic; Arctic Zone.
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north germanic

  • noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
    Scandinavian language; Norse; Scandinavian; Nordic; North Germanic.
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north germanic language

  • noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
    Scandinavian language; Norse; Scandinavian; Nordic; North Germanic.
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north island

  • noun the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait
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north island edelweiss

  • noun perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
    Leucogenes leontopodium.
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north korea

  • noun a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
    Democratic People's Republic of Korea; D.P.R.K.; DPRK.
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north korean

  • noun a Korean from North Korea
  • adjective of or relating to or characteristic of North Korea or its people or their culture
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north korean monetary unit

  • noun monetary unit in North Korea
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north korean won

  • noun the basic unit of money in North Korea
    won.
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north northeast

  • noun the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
    NNE; nor'-nor'-east.
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north northwest

  • noun the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
    NNW; nor'-nor'-west.
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north pacific

  • noun that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator
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north peak

  • noun 19,370 feet high
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north platte

  • noun a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
    North Platte.
  • noun a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
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north platte river

  • noun a river that rises in northern Colorado and flows northward into Wyoming and then eastward and southeastward through Nebraska where it joins the South Platte to form the Platte River
    North Platte.
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North pole

  • noun the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
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  • that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
Webster 1913

North preceding

  • . See Following, a., 2.
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north sea

  • noun an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970
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north side

  • noun the side that is on the north
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North star

  • noun the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it
    pole star; Polaris; polestar; polar star.
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  • 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.
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north star state

  • noun a midwestern state
    Gopher State; MN; Minnesota.
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north temperate zone

  • noun Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
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north vietnam

  • noun a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War
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north vietnamese

  • adjective of or relating to North Vietnam or its people or culture
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north wind

  • noun a wind that blows from the north
    northerly; boreas; norther.
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north yorkshire

  • noun a county in northern England
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north-central

  • adjective satellite being in or of a region of the United States generally including states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming and Colorado
  • adjective satellite situated in the northern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
    • the north-central part of Russia
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north-east

  • adverb to, toward, or in the northeast
    northeast; nor'-east.
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north-northeast

  • adverb to, toward, or in the north-northeast
    nor'-nor'-east.
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north-northwest

  • adverb to, toward, or in the north-northwest
    nor'-nor'-west.
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north-polar

  • adjective satellite of or relating to the Arctic
    Arctic.
    • the Arctic summer
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north-seeking pole

  • noun the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
    positive magnetic pole; positive pole.
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north-south direction

  • noun in a direction parallel with lines of longitude
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north-west

  • adverb to, toward, or in the northwest
    northwest; nor'-west.
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northeast by north

  • noun the compass point that is one point north of northeast
    NEbN.
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northwest by north

  • noun the compass point that is one point north of northwest
    NWbN.
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old north french

  • noun the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
    Norman-French; Norman French.
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old north state

  • noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
    Tar Heel State; NC; North Carolina.
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university of north carolina

  • noun a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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west by north

  • noun the compass point that is one point north of due west
    WbN.
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West by north, West by south

  • according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11¼° to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west.
Webster 1913