north
Because it is a word with a single syllable, north is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofnorth
- One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.
Example: "Minnesota is in the north of the USA."
- The up or positive direction.
Example: "Stock prices are heading north."
- 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).
- To turn or move toward the north.
- Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
Example: "He lived in north Germany."
- Toward the north; northward.
- Of wind, from the north.
Example: "The north wind was cold."
- Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
Example: "north highway 1"
- More or greater than.
Example: "The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000."
- Toward the north; northward; northerly.
Example: "Switzerland is north of Italy."
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