SOUTH

south

(adjective) situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; “the south entrance”

south, to the south, in the south

(adverb) in a southern direction; “we moved south”

south

(noun) a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city

Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland

(noun) the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

South

(noun) the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

south, due south, southward

(noun) the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

south

(noun) the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

south (uncountable)

One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S.

The side of a church on the right hand of a person facing the altar.

Adjective

south (not comparable)

Toward the south; southward.

(meteorology, of wind) from the south.

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.

Adverb

south (not comparable)

Toward the south; southward.

Downward.

In an adverse direction or trend (go south).

(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.

Verb

south (third-person singular simple present souths, present participle southing, simple past and past participle southed)

To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.

(astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.

Anagrams

• Houts, Huots, shout, thous

Proper noun

South

(US) Those states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.

(US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy.

The southern part of any region.

A surname.

Antonyms

• (location): North

Anagrams

• Houts, Huots, shout, thous

Source: Wiktionary

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South (; by sailors sou), n. Etym: [OE. south, suþ, AS. suedh for sunedh; akin to D. zuid, OHG. sund, G. süd, süden, Icel. suedhr, sunnr, Dan. syd, sönden, Sw. syd, söder, sunnan; all probably akin to E. sun, meaning, the side towards the sun. sq. root297. See Sun.]

1. That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who faces the east.

2. A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country. "The queen of the south." Matt. xii. 42.

3. Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.

4. The wind from the south. [Obs.] Shak.

South, a.

Definition: Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. "At the south entry." Shak. South-Sea tea (Bot.) See Yaupon.

South

Definition: , adv.

1. Toward the south; southward.

2. From the south; as, the wind blows south. Bacon.

South, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Southed; p. pr. & vb. n. Southing.]

1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.

South` south"er*ly. (Zoöl.)

Definition: the old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called also southerly, and southerland. See under Old.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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