north : Idioms & Phrases
Index
- alfred north whitehead
- capital of north carolina
- capital of north dakota
- capital of north korea
- compass north
- due north
- east by north
East by north ,East by south - frederick north
- great plains of north america
- magnetic north
- north africa
- north african
- north america
- north american
- north american country
- north american free trade agreement
- north american nation
- north atlantic
- north atlantic council
- north atlantic treaty
- north atlantic treaty organization
- north borneo
- north by east
- north by west
- north carolina
- north carolinian
- north cascades national park
- north celestial pole
- north channel
- north dakota
- north dakotan
- north dravidian
- north equatorial current
- North following
- north frigid zone
- north germanic
- north germanic language
- north island
- north island edelweiss
- north korea
- north korean
- north korean monetary unit
- north korean won
- north northeast
- north northwest
- north pacific
- north peak
- north platte
- north platte river
- North pole
- North preceding
- north sea
- north side
- North star
- north star state
- north temperate zone
- north vietnam
- north vietnamese
- north wind
- north yorkshire
- north-central
- north-east
- north-northeast
- north-northwest
- north-polar
- north-seeking pole
- north-south direction
- north-west
- northeast by north
- northwest by north
- old north french
- old north state
- university of north carolina
- west by north
West by north ,West by south
alfred north whitehead
-
noun English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947)
Whitehead.
WordNet
capital of north carolina
-
noun capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
Raleigh.
WordNet
capital of north dakota
-
noun capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
Bismarck.
WordNet
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
WordNet
compass north
-
noun the direction in which a compass needle points
compass north; north.
WordNet
due north
-
noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
northward; north; N.
WordNet
east by north
-
noun the compass point that is one point north of due east
EbN.
WordNet
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.
Webster 1913
frederick north
-
noun British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
North; Second Earl of Guilford.
WordNet
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.
WordNet
magnetic north
-
noun the direction in which a compass needle points
compass north; north.
WordNet
north africa
-
noun an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea
WordNet
north african
-
adjective of or relating to northern Africa
WordNet
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
WordNet
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
WordNet
north american country
-
noun any country on the North American continent
North American country.
WordNet
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.
WordNet
north american nation
-
noun any country on the North American continent
North American country.
WordNet
north atlantic
-
noun that part of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of the equator
WordNet
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.
WordNet
north atlantic treaty
-
noun the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO
WordNet
north atlantic treaty organization
-
noun an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
NATO.
WordNet
north borneo
-
noun a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo
Sabah.
WordNet
north by east
-
noun the compass point that is one point east (clockwise) of due north
NbE.
WordNet
north by west
-
noun the compass point that is one point west of due north
NbW.
WordNet
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
WordNet
north carolinian
-
noun a native or resident of North Carolina
Tarheel.
WordNet
north cascades national park
-
noun a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
WordNet
north celestial pole
-
noun the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris
WordNet
north channel
-
noun a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
WordNet
north dakota
-
noun a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
Peace Garden State; ND.
WordNet
north dakotan
-
noun a native or resident of North Dakota
WordNet
north dravidian
-
noun a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India
WordNet
north equatorial current
-
noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator
WordNet
North following
- . See
Following , a., 2.
Webster 1913
north frigid zone
-
noun the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
Arctic; Arctic Zone.
WordNet
north germanic
-
noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Scandinavian language; Norse; Scandinavian; Nordic; North Germanic.
WordNet
north germanic language
-
noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Scandinavian language; Norse; Scandinavian; Nordic; North Germanic.
WordNet
north island
-
noun the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait
WordNet
north island edelweiss
-
noun perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
Leucogenes leontopodium.
WordNet
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.
WordNet
north korean
-
noun a Korean from North Korea
-
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of North Korea or its people or their culture
WordNet
north korean monetary unit
-
noun monetary unit in North Korea
WordNet
north korean won
-
noun the basic unit of money in North Korea
won.
WordNet
north northeast
-
noun the compass point that is midway between north and northeast
NNE; nor'-nor'-east.
WordNet
north northwest
-
noun the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
NNW; nor'-nor'-west.
WordNet
north pacific
-
noun that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator
WordNet
north peak
-
noun 19,370 feet high
WordNet
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
WordNet
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.
WordNet
North pole
-
noun the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
WordNet
- 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.
Webster 1913
north sea
-
noun an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970
WordNet
north side
-
noun the side that is on the north
WordNet
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.
WordNet
- 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 .
Webster 1913
north star state
-
noun a midwestern state
Gopher State; MN; Minnesota.
WordNet
north temperate zone
-
noun Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
WordNet
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
WordNet
north vietnamese
-
adjective of or relating to North Vietnam or its people or culture
WordNet
north wind
-
noun a wind that blows from the north
northerly; boreas; norther.
WordNet
north yorkshire
-
noun a county in northern England
WordNet
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
WordNet
north-east
-
adverb to, toward, or in the northeast
northeast; nor'-east.
WordNet
north-northeast
-
adverb to, toward, or in the north-northeast
nor'-nor'-east.
WordNet
north-northwest
-
adverb to, toward, or in the north-northwest
nor'-nor'-west.
WordNet
north-polar
-
adjective satellite of or relating to the Arctic
Arctic.
- the Arctic summer
WordNet
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.
WordNet
north-south direction
-
noun in a direction parallel with lines of longitude
WordNet
north-west
-
adverb to, toward, or in the northwest
northwest; nor'-west.
WordNet
northeast by north
-
noun the compass point that is one point north of northeast
NEbN.
WordNet
northwest by north
-
noun the compass point that is one point north of northwest
NWbN.
WordNet
old north french
-
noun the medieval Norman dialect of Old French
Norman-French; Norman French.
WordNet
old north state
-
noun a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
Tar Heel State; NC; North Carolina.
WordNet
university of north carolina
-
noun a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
WordNet
west by north
-
noun the compass point that is one point north of due west
WbN.
WordNet
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.