south

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Synonyms: sough, couth, mouth, youth, sooth, sout, fouth, douth, soth, louth, routh

Antonyms: sough, couth, mouth, youth, sooth, sout, fouth, douth, soth, louth, routh

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q667}}The direction towards the [[pole]] to the right-hand side of someone facing [[east]], specifically 180°, or (on another celestial object) the direction towards the [[pole]] lying on the southern side of the [[invariable plane]].
2. The southern region or area; the inhabitants thereof. {{defdate|circa 1300}}
3. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} In a church: the direction to the right-hand side of a person facing the [[altar]].
4. {{lb|en|physics}} The {{l|en|negative}} or {{l|en|south pole}} of a {{l|en|magnet}}.

Adjective

1. Toward the south; [[southward]].
2. {{lb|en|meteorology|of wind}} from the south.
3. Of or pertaining to the south; [[southern]].
4. Pertaining to the part of a [[corridor]] used by [[southbound]] [[traffic]].
5. {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} Designating, or situated in, the liturgical south.

Adverb

1. Toward the south; [[southward]].
2. Downward.
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} In an adverse direction or trend.<!--what else? can your luck "head south" etc.?-->
4. {{lb|en|meteorology}} Of wind, from the south.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To turn or move toward the south; to [[veer]] toward the south.
2. {{lb|en|astronomy|intransitive}} To come to the [[meridian]]; to cross the north and south line.

Proper noun

1. Any of various particular [[region]]s named for the [[cardinal direction]] in which they lie.
2. {{surname|en}}.
3. {{lb|en|Durham University|informal}} {{ellipsis of|en|w:South College, Durham}}.

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