Sekirov Dictionary

south

/ˈsaʊ̯θ/

noun 7
adjective 5
adverb 4
verb 2
forms 7
phrases 1

noun7

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the direction to the right of someone who faces the sun as it comes up in the morning
- Germany is south of Denmark.
Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
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The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof.
- Just before independence (in 1955) the military garrison in the south rebelled and that was the beginning of a civil war between the north and the south ... — 1996
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(US) The Southern United States.
- Many sincere white people in the South privately oppose segregation and discrimination, but they are apprehensive lest they be publicly condemned. — 1963
The Global South.
The negative or south pole of a magnet.
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In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the altar.
- It is to be situated in the chancel on the right (i.e., liturgical south) side of the church. — 2002

adjective5

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.
Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.
Toward the south; southward.
Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic.
from the south.

adverb4

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Toward the south; southward.
- When folks from Nags Head want to get away from it all, they head south—and so did I, across the bridge over Oregon Inlet to reach Hatteras Island. — 1987
Downward.
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(figurative) In an adverse direction or trend.
- His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
Of wind, from the south.

verb2

To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
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To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
- The moon souths at nine.

forms

southed · southing · souths · farther south · further south · farthest south · furthest south

Phrases with south

go south
To become unfavorable; to decrease; to take a turn for the worse.

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