South meaning
An area or region lying in the south.
noun
The southern part of the United States, especially the states that fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
noun
In, from, or toward the south.
adverb
To, toward, of, facing, or in the south.
adjective
Originating in or coming from the south.
A hot south wind.
adjective
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Into a worse or inferior condition, as of decreased value.
A stock that went south shortly after he bought it.
adverb
The direction to the left of a person facing the sunset; direction of the South Pole from any other point on the earth's surface.
noun
The point on a compass at 180°, directly opposite north.
noun
A region or district in or toward this direction.
noun
The southern part of the earth, esp. the antarctic regions.
noun
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In, of, to, toward, or facing the south.
adjective
From the south.
A south wind.
adjective
Designating the southern part of a continent, country, etc.
South Asia.
adjective
In or toward the south; in a southerly direction.
adverb
One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map.
noun
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(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
adjective
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Downward.
adverb
In an adverse direction or trend.
adverb
(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.
adverb
(astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
The moon souths at nine.
verb
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(US) Those states which formed the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
pronoun
The southern part of any region.
pronoun
go south
- To decline, deteriorate, fail, etc.Stock prices went south.
idiom
south of
- Fewer or less than; below.A salary south of $90,000.
idiom
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the South
- That part of the U.S. which is bounded on the north by the S border of Pa., the Ohio River, and the E and N borders of Mo.; specif., in the Civil War, the Confederacy.
- The Southern Hemisphere, esp. as the region comprising the majority of the poor, underdeveloped nations on earth.
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of south
- Middle English from Old English sūth sāwel- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic *sunþaz. Compare West Frisian súd, Dutch zuid, German Süd, Danish syd.
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