south
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
- the south entrance
Similar word(s): southbound, southward, southerly, southern, southernmost, southmost, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southeastward, southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, southwestward
Sentences with south as an adjective:
- south highway 1
adverb
1. in a southern direction
- we moved south
noun
1. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
Definition categories: location
2. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Similar word(s): confederacy, dixieland
Definition categories: location
3. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
Similar word(s): southward
Definition categories: link
4. a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
Definition categories: location
5. the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
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.
- The moon souths at nine.