Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
noria |
noun |
A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel. |
norie |
noun |
The cormorant. |
norma |
noun |
A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard., A mason’s or a carpenter’s square or rule., A templet or gauge. |
norna |
noun |
One of the three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and Skuld., A tutelary deity; a genius. |
norse |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants., The Norse language. |
north |
noun |
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., Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country., Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon’s line. See under Line., 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., To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the north., Northward. |