South
South (?; by sailors sou) , noun
[Old English south, suþ, Anglo-Saxon sūe for sune; akin to Dutch zuid, Old High German sund, German sud, suden, Icelandic suer, sunnr, Danish syd, sonden, Swedish syd, soder, sunnan; all probably akin to English sun, meaning, the side towards the sun. r297. 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.
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. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
South , adjective
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.
Collocations (1)
South , adverb
1.
Toward the south; southward.
2.
From the south; as, the wind blows south. — Bacon
South , intransitive verb
1.
To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.
2.
(Astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.