northerly
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a wind that blows from the north
Types & categories
- wind hypernym
- bise hyponym
- mistral hyponym
- tramontane hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
situated in or oriented toward the north
the northern suburbs
Related & opposite
- north similar to
Sense 3 adverb
in a northern direction
they earn more up north
Related & opposite
- northerly derived from
Sense 4 adjective
coming from the north; used especially of wind
the north wind doth blow
Related & opposite
- northernness derivation
- north wind derivation
- north similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | northerly |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boreal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wind |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mistral |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tramontane |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | north |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | northerly |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | northernness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | north wind |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | north |