Nortelry noun [ Confer Nurture .] Nurture; education; culture; bringing up. [ Obsolete]

Nortelry . . . learned at the nunnery.

Chaucer.

North noun [ Anglo-Saxon norð ; akin to Dutch noord , G., Swedish , & Danish nord , Icelandic norðr . Confer Norman , Norse .]

1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south.

2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country.

3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line .

North adjective Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.

North following . See Following , adjective , 2. -- North pole , that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator toward the north. -- North preceding . See Following , adjective , 2. -- North star , the star toward which the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star α (alpha) of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole about 1° 25′, and from year to year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also Cynosura , polestar , and by astronomers, Polaris .

North intransitive verb To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.

North adverb Northward.

North Star State Minnesota; -- a nickname.

Northeast noun The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

Northeast adjective Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a northeast wind.

Northeast passage , a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of Asia.

Northeast adverb Toward the northeast.

Northeaster noun A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.

Northeasterly adjective Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast.

Northeasterly adverb Toward the northeast.

Northeastern adjective Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.

Northeastward, Northeastwardly adverb Toward the northeast.

Norther noun A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.

Northerliness noun The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the north.

Northerly adjective Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.

Northerly adverb Toward the north.

Northern adjective [ Anglo-Saxon norðerne .]

1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.

2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.

Northern diver . (Zoology) See Loon . -- Northern lights . See Aurora borealis , under Aurora . -- Northern spy (Botany) , an excellent American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.

Northerner noun
1. One born or living in the north.

2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; -- contradistinguished from Southerner . [ U. S.]

Northernly adverb Northerly. [ Obsolete] Hakewill.

Northernmost adjective [ Confer Northmost .] Farthest north.

Northing noun
1. (Surv. & Navigation) Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing .

2. (Astron.) The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.

Northman (nôrth"m a n) noun ; plural Northmen (-m e n). [ Anglo-Saxon norðman . See North , and Man , and confer Norman .] One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.

Northmost (-mōst) adjective [ Anglo-Saxon norðmest . Confer Aftermost .] Lying farthest north; northernmost.

Northmost part of the coast of Mozambique.

De Foe.

Northness noun A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north. Faraday.

Northumbrian adjective Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. -- noun A native or inhabitant of Northumberland.

Northward adjective [ Anglo-Saxon norðweard .] Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

Northward, Northwards adverb Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point.

Northwardly adjective Having a northern direction.

Northwardly adverb In a northern direction.

Northwest noun [ Anglo-Saxon norðwest .] The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

Northwest adjective
1. 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.

2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.

Northwest passage , a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.

Northwest adverb Toward the northwest.

Northwester noun A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.

Northwesterly adjective Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.

Northwestern adjective Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.

Northwestward, Northwestwardly adverb Toward the northwest.

Norwegian adjective [ Confer Icelandic Noregr , Norvegr , Norway. See North , and Way .] Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.

Norwegian noun
1. A native of Norway.

2. That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.

Norwegium noun [ New Latin See Norwegian .] (Chemistry) A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.

Norweyan adjective Norwegian. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Nose noun [ Anglo-Saxon nosu ; akin to Dutch neus , German nase , Old High German nasa , Icelandic nös , Swedish näsa , Danish näse , Lithuanian nosis , Russian nos' , Latin nasus , nares , Sanskrit nāsā , nās . ... Confer Nasal , Nasturtium , Naze , Nostril , Nozzle .]

1. (Anat.) 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 .

2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.

We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master.

Collier.

3. 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.

Nose bit (Carp.) , a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. -- Nose hammer (Machinery) , a frontal hammer. -- Nose hole (Glass Making) , a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. -- Nose key (Carp.) , a fox wedge. -- Nose leaf (Zoology) , a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. -- Nose of wax , fig., a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." Massinger -- Nose piece , the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. -- To hold , put , or bring one's nose to the grindstone . See under Grindstone . -- To lead by the nose , to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. Shak. -- To put one's nose out of joint , to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [ Slang] -- To thrust one's nose into , to meddle officiously in. -- To wipe one's nose of , to deprive of; to rob. [ Slang]

Nose transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Nosed ; present participle & verbal noun Nosing .]
1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.

2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.

Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder.

Tennyson.

A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority.

Burke.

3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [ R.] Cowley.

Nose (nōz) intransitive verb
1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon.

2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.

Nose transitive verb
1. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.

2. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.

3. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.

4. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the statio; (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose.

Nose intransitive verb To push or move with the nose or front forward.

A train of cable cars came nosing along.

Hamlin Garland.

Nosebag noun A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.

Noseband noun That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.

Nosebleed noun
1. A bleeding at the nose.

2. (Botany) The yarrow. See Yarrow .