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/noːθ/
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North is one of the main directions you can point or face when looking at a compass rose. It's the direction pointing towards Earth’s North Pole, which is almost directly opposite from south. On maps and charts, it's often shown as an arrow, usually in blue ink, marking this specific way.

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"north" as noun

1 - One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.

2 - The up or positive direction.

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).

"north" as verb

1 - To turn or move toward the north.

"north" as adjective

1 - Of or pertaining to the north; northern.

2 - Toward the north; northward.

3 - Of wind, from the north.

"north" as adverb

1 - Toward the north; northward; northerly.

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Synonyms
1 - boreal
2 - arctic
3 - polar
4 - nordic
5 - pole
6 - northwards
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Antonyms
1 - south
2 - down
3 - below
4 - underneath
5 - inferior
6 - southern
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