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Entry 9 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

South

/(?; by sailors sou)/ · IPA /saʊθ/
01 n. 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 pe…
  1. 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. 2.
    A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country.
  3. 3.
    Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line. See: Line
  4. 4.
    The wind from the south.[Obs.]
02 a. Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the…
  1. 1.
    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.
Phrases & compounds
South-Sea tea — See Yaupon.
03 adv. Toward the south; southward.
  1. 1.
    Toward the south; southward.
  2. 2.
    From the south; as, the wind blows south.
04 v. i. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
imp. & p. p. Southed; p. pr. & vb. n. Southing
  1. 1.
    To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
  2. 2.
    To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.(Astron.)