South

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The wind from the south.

II. South ·adv Toward the south; southward.

III. South ·adv From the south; as, the wind blows south.

IV. South ·vi To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south.

V. South ·noun A country, region, or place situated farther to the south than another; the southern section of a country.

VI. South ·vi To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line;

— said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon souths at nine.

VII. South ·noun Specifically: That part of the United States which is south of Mason and Dixon's line. ·see under Line.

VIII. South ·noun 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.

IX. South ·adj 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.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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