north

to, toward, or in the north.

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

5 Letters, 1 Syllable

north


3 Phonemes

n or T


onset, rime

n orth


Morpheme

north


Sentence Examples

Turn north onto Elm Street.

It's a few miles north of here.

The bird is found as far north as Canada.

The wind is coming from the north.

The birds migrate from the North.

Parts of the North were hit hard by the storm.

I grew up in the North.

The American Civil War was between the North and the South.

Common Phrases

find true north

it's grim up north

north and south

north forty

north of (some number)

too far north

Neighborhoods

Rhymes

forth

fourth

False Friends

worth

Onset Friends

not

no

now

know

new

next

never

night

need




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