north

[nɔːrθ]

Definition:
1. In a northern direction.
2. The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees.
3. The direction in which a compass needle points.

Use 'north' in a sentence:

1. The farther north they went, the colder it became.
2. We flew north up the Hudson with its purple palisades.
3. Most of the houses on our books are in the north of the city.
4. There are mountains to the north.
5. We moored off the north coast of the island.
6. He saw service in North Africa.
7. The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica.
8. Troops are operating from bases in the north.
9. Hundreds of people are said to have blocked a main highway leading north.
10. Fighting was concentrated around the towns to the north.
11. He was living up North.
12. The compass needle was pointing north.
13. We pedalled north along the east bank of the river.
14. The Rhine empties into the North Sea.
15. It faced seawards to the north.
16. Anita drove north up Pacific Highway.
17. He learned his trade as a diver in the North Sea.
18. The plan mostly benefits people in the North and Midwest.
19. The boat was hit by a squall north of the island.
20. A compass needle points north.
21. For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America.
22. Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues.
23. The party campaigned vigorously in the north of the country.
24. The Yangtze river is a natural barrier to the north-east.
25. Severe winds have been battering the north coast.
26. They've gone to live up north.
27. The house faces north.
28. The north of the country rose in rebellion against the government.
29. It's on the north bank of the Thames.
30. Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.
31. Okay, so are we agreed on going north?
32. They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the North Sea.
33. The rivers merge just north of a vital irrigation system.
34. North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival.
35. Which way is north?
36. Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.
37. They've moved up north.
38. The church is remotely situated on the north coast of the island.
39. Most of the fighting was centred in the north of the capital.
40. More human remains have been unearthed in the north.
41. The village lies five miles due north of York.
42. These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
43. You can go anywhere and still the compass points north or south.