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goth | north |

As a noun goth

is a member of the east germanic tribe, who invaded the roman empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries.

As a proper noun north is

(us) the union during the american civil war.

goth

English

(Goth subculture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) A punk-derived subculture of people who predominately dress in black.
  • * {{quote-song
    • , year = 2005 , title = Goth Girls , composer = (MC Frontalot) , album = Nerdcore Rising , url = http://frontalot.com/index.php/?page=lyrics&lyricid=14 }}
    I think that goth could flower in nerdcore's embrace.
    I converted Edward Gorey's lettering into a typeface,
    befriended vampires on LJ and MySpace,
    even put that spooky echo filter on the bass
    Philip had been into goth for many years.
  • (uncountable, music) A style of punk rock influenced by glam rock; gothic rock.
  • (countable) A person who is part of the goth subculture.
    • We saw a solitary goth hanging out on the steps of the train station.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Relating to this music or these people.
    • With her black clothes and dyed hair, Melanie looked very goth compared to her classmates.

    Derived terms

    * cybergoth * gothness * goth up * mallgoth

    See also

    * gothic * Gothic ----

    north

    English

    (wikipedia north)

    Noun

    (-)
  • One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.
    • Minnesota is in the north of the USA.
  • The up or positive direction.
    • Stock prices are heading north .
  • Above or higher
    • The price you're offering had better be north of the highest price this company has ever traded for.'' - Tom Aldredge in the movie ''
  • (physics) 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).

    • Derived terms

    * grid north * magnetic north * north by east * north by west * northbound * northeast * northerly * northern * northerner * northing * north-northeast * north-northwest * north of the border * northward * northwardly * northwards * northwest * true north

    Related terms

    * Norse

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Coordinate terms

    * (compass point) (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to the north; northern.
    • He lived in north Germany .
    She entered through the north gate.
  • Toward the north; northward.
  • * 1987 , Ana María Brull Vázquez, Rosa E. Casas, Cuba , page 23:
    • The most dangerous ones are those that develop during October and November and that follow a north path affecting the western part of the island.
  • (meteorology) Of wind, from the north.
    • The north wind was cold.
  • Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.
    • north highway 1
  • * 2001 , Joseph R Miller, Pipe Tobacco and Wool :
    • Traffic was doing the speed limit on North I-45 one minute and had come to a stand-still the next.
  • (colloquial) More or greater than.
    • The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000.

    Synonyms

    * (of the north) (l)

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Toward the north; northward.
    • Switzerland is north of Italy.
    We headed north .

    Antonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To turn or move toward the north.
  • * 1769 , Henry Wilson, William Hume, Surveying improved (page 239)
    • When at B you had northed 3.71

    Anagrams

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