north
noun / adjective / adverb
Meaning
- nounThe 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.
Example:
Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
- adjectiveOf or pertaining to the north; northern.
Example:
He lived in north Germany.
- adverbToward the north; northward; northerly.
Example:
Switzerland is north of Italy.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #339 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 67% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None