North

1. 1

   The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing east, specifically 0°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the pole lying on the northern side of the invariable plane.countableuncountable

   • Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
2. 2

   The up or positive direction.countableuncountable

   • Stock prices are heading back towards the north.
3. 3

   The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).countableuncountable

4. 4

   Alternative letter-case form of North (“a northern region; the inhabitants thereof”).alt-ofcountableuncountable

   • […] and after independence the north clung to sugar production longer than the south, with the result that when the north took […]
5. 5

   In a church: the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar.countableuncountable

   • At St. Andrew's, ecclesiastical north, south, east, and west correspond to geographical northeast, southwest, southeast, and northwest.

ant. south

1. 1

   Of or pertaining to the north; northern.not-comparable

   • He lived in north Germany.
   • She entered through the north gate.
2. 2

   Toward the north; northward.not-comparable

   • Napoleon ordered Villeneuve north to France.
3. 3

   Of wind, from the north.not-comparable

   • The north wind was cold.
4. 4

   Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.not-comparable

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5. 5

   Designating, or situated in, the liturgical north (in a church, the direction to the left-hand side of a person facing the altar).not-comparable

   • […] the high church had liked its clergy to preside at the Eucharist in an ad orientem position; the low church advocated what was called the north end position; but the Liturgical Movement asked the priest to take a basilical position, fac
   • Throughout the book I refer directionally to the altar and chancel of St. Andrew's as situated at ecclesiastical east (to avoid overcomplicating matters), not geographical or magnetic southeast. Thus, […] The north side faces the river (bey
6. 6

   More or greater than.colloquialnot-comparable

   • The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.

syn. boreal · septentrional

ant. south · austral · meridional

1. 1

   Toward the north; northward; northerly.

   • Switzerland is north of Italy.
   • We headed north.

ant. south

1. 1

   To turn or move toward the north.intransitiveobsolete

   • When at B you had northed 3.71[…]