especially in Europe and N America db#A&IIII^ ( X

■ adj. [only before noun] 1 (abbr. N, No.) in or towards the north db#ft; ftdbft; db^Pft: North London ft;fScdblX 0 the north bank of the river at&fnf ftdbi^ 2 a north wind blows from the north db M ft ; db # °k ft

—                 compare northerly adj.

* adv. towards the north ft db; 45 db : The house faces north. I5db0 IBM up 'north (informal) to or in

the north of a country, especially England Tfe db #, M db# ( Ate Al&Adbnb ) : They’ve gone to live up north.

.North A'merica noun [u] the continent consisting of Canada, the United States, Mexico, the countries of Central America and Greenland dbH$H, dbHA® ( is

mm. in,      )

the .North At.lantic 'Drift noun [sing.] (technical Aiff) a current of warm water in the Atlantic Ocean, that has the effect of making the climate of NW Europe warmer db*M#tt () north-bound /'no:0baund; NAmE 'no:r0-/ adj. travelling or leading towards the north dbfr ft; ft db ft: north­bound traffic db A ft ^ ill $lfr 0 the northbound car­riageway of the motorway [i|®Aj&ftdbfu#if 'north-country adj. [only before noun] connected with the northern part of a country or region db HI ft; ( HI

) dbipft: a north-country accent db^MKaW .north-1 east noun (usually the north-east) [sing.] {abbr. NE) the direction or region at an equal distance between north and east db ; M db X ; X db ft E

—                 picture o compass ► .north-'east adv., adj.

.north-'easterly adj. 1 [only before noun] in or towards

the north-east 3#b#ft; ftAdbft; #dbl$ft: travel­ling in a north-easterly direction ft#?dbTr3£ 2 [usually before noun] (of winds M) blowing from the north-east AU£db«ft

.north-'eastern adj. [only before noun] {abbr. NE) connected with the north-east #dbft; 3!hdb#ft ft .north-'eastwards (also .north-'eastward) adv. to­wards the north-east ft i}s db ;      1*1 M db ► .north­

eastward adj.

northerly /'no:5oli; NAmE 'noirSarli/ adj., noun m adj. 1 [only before noun] in or towards the north db # ft; ftdbft; dbnPft: travelling in a northerly direction ftdbdf® 2 [usually before noun] (of winds M.) blowing from the north #db#f#Aft: a northerly breeze ftdbM — compare north adj. m noun {pi. -ies) a wind that blows from the north dbM northern (Hr (also Northern) /'noiQan; NAmE 'noirbarn/ adj. [usually before noun] {abbr. N, No.) located in the north or facing north; connected with or typical of the north part of the world or a region db # ■ft ; ft db ft ; db ^ ft : the northern slopes of the mountains lilMcftdb^ 0 northern Scotland #j&Adbnfl o a northern accent db#PW

north-erner /'no:59na(r); NAmE 'noirban-/ noun a person who comes from or lives in the northern part of a country db# A

the .Northern .Ireland As sembly noun 1 the regional government of Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1986 ( 1973 M 1986 Hlftft ) db:gJ^M#$'jft 2 the parliament of Northern Ireland that was first elected in 1998 ( 1998 ^m^MMi»A£ft ) db^ii^ the .Northern 'Lights noun [pi] (also aur-ora bor­ealis) bands of coloured light, mainly green and red, that are sometimes seen in the sky at night in the most northern countries of the world dbM A north ern most /'naibanmaust; NAmE 'nairbarnmoust/ adj. [usually before noun] furthest north ftdbft ; Hdb^ ft; ftdb^Pft: the northernmost city in the world tftir fttdbftMif]

.north-north-'east noun [sing.] {abbr. NNE) the direc­tion at an equal distance between north and north-east dbA'db; dbdb'^s ► .north-north-'east adv. .north-north-'west noun [sing.] {abbr. NNW) the direc­tion at an equal distance between north and north-west dbMdb; dbdb® ►.north-north-'west adv.

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the .North Pole noun [sing.] the point on the surface of the earth that is furthest north dbM the .North ‘Sea noun the part of the Atlantic Ocean that is next to the east coast of Britain db$f (     S’#

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the .North-South Divide noun [sing.] (BrE) the economic and social differences between the north of England and the richer south HfTbM?£| ( iB^j&AdbnP

north-wards /'no:0wadz; NAmE 'na:r0wardz/ (also north-ward) adv. towards the north ft db ; if] db : to goAook/turn northwards ftdbA / # /   ► north-ward

adj.: in a northward direction ftdb#

.north-'west noun (usually the north-west) [sing.] {abbr. NW) the direction or region at an equal distance between north and west ]5 db ; 15 db # ; ffl db ft.K — picture o compass ► .north-'west adv., adj.

.north-'westerly adj. 1 [only before noun] in or towards the north-west Mdb#ft; ftHdbft; ffidb^ft 2 (of winds M) blowing from the north-west dAMdb^Aft .north-'western adj. [only before noun] {abbr. NW) connected with the north-west ®dbft; I5db#ft ft .north- westwards (also .north- westward) adv. to­wards the north-west ft H db ;  15 db ► .north­

westward adj.

.Norway 'lobster noun = langoustine , Norway ' rat noun = brown rat ,no-score 'draw noun the result of a football (soccer) game when neither team gets a goal; 0-0 t ft^cft ) ^ EEC! GOALLESS DRAW nose 0-w /nauz; NAmE nouz/ noun, verb m noun 1 [C] the part of the face that sticks out above the mouth, used for breathing and smelling things #; # ft: He broke his nose in the fight. ftffMtifcIT $r 7 # 'ho 0 She wrinkled her nose in disgust.

M-.fto o He blew his nose (= cleared it by blowing strongly into a handkerchief), ft $ J W- # ft 0 O a. blocked/runny nose it M ft / E # ft # A 0 Stop picking your nose! (= removing dirt from it with your finger) #i] ft # f L T !  — picture o body — see also

nasal(I), parson’s nose, Roman nose 2 -nosed (in adjectives j&j J& ft, § -ft) having the type of nose mentioned # • • • # ft ft : red-nosed # ft ft 0 large­nosed XM-fttft — see also hard-nosed, toffee-nosed

—                 [C] the front part of a plane, spacecraft, etc. ( Is 50L A$$p#ft )AnP, AH—picture o page Rii

—                 [sing] a ~ for sth a special ability for finding or

recognizing sth ) ffWftflA;  H771

instinct : As a journalist, she has always had a nose for a good story.        £iE^,

ft 0      5 [sing.] a sense of smell nl^: a dog with a good

nose di^;^.@[ft^7 6 [sing.] (of wine H^M) a character­istic smell # # ft H HT1 bouquet fTSTTTI cut off your nose to spite your 'face {informal} to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also harms you (        V^iA^S, MA^f'JB get

up sb’s 'nose {BrE, informal) to annoy sb M have your nose in 'sth {informal) to be reading sth and giving it all your attention  ) have a

nose round {BrE, informal) to look around a place; to look for sth in a place iA®. (       ) ; &. (

keep your 'nose clean {informal) to avoid doing anything wrong or illegal M    ft \$. & ft ♦:

Since leaving prison, he’s managed to keep his nose clean, ft A Hi M W A,     keep your nose

out of sth to try not to become involved in things that do not concern you      ( life A ft ♦ ) ; A

# A ( i&.Tf A j keep your nose to the 'grindstone {informal) to work hard for a long period of time without stopping ft     ft look down your

'nose at sb/sth {informal, especially BrE) to behave in a way that suggests that you think that you are better than sb or that sth is not good enough for you •• -ft IS— M;       BBCI look down on .nose to 'tail (BrE)

if cars, etc. are nose to tail, they are moving slowly in a long line with little space between them (        )