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  • English Word Northing Definition Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing.
  • English Word Northing Definition The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.
  • English Word Northman Definition One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.
  • English Word Northmen Definition of Northman
  • English Word Northmost Definition Lying farthest north; northernmost.
  • English Word Northness Definition A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
  • English Word Northumbrian Definition Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England.
  • English Word Northumbrian Definition A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.
  • English Word Northward Definition Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.
  • English Word Northward Definition Alt. of Northwards
  • English Word Northwardly Definition Having a northern direction.
  • English Word Northwardly Definition In a northern direction.
  • English Word Northwards Definition Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.
  • English Word Northwest Definition The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
  • English Word Northwest Definition Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.
  • English Word Northwest Definition Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.
  • English Word Northwest Definition Toward the northwest.
  • English Word Northwester Definition A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.
  • English Word Northwesterly Definition Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.
  • English Word Northwestern Definition Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.
  • English Word Northwestward Definition Alt. of Northwestwardly
  • English Word Northwestwardly Definition Toward the northwest.
  • English Word Norwegian Definition Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.
  • English Word Norwegian Definition A native of Norway.
  • English Word Norwegian Definition That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.
  • English Word Norwegium Definition A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.
  • English Word Norweyan Definition Norwegian.
  • English Word Nose Definition The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
  • English Word Nose Definition The power of smelling; hence, scent.
  • English Word Nose Definition A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.