south
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1.0
- adverb
- /saʊθ/
- Two hundred meters south of my position.
- go south
- move south
- head south
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Watch on YouTubeI let it S drift South and went after those Wizards.
- I let it S drift South and went after those Wizards.
- You want to go South to Provincetown, let's say.
- They helped me go a little farther down South and got my FCE.
- There's a young Yankee school teacher going South, full of idealism to be a teacher.
- And he said no, we're needed South now.
Examples
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I climbed in, made a U-turn, and headed south through the empty streets toward Navy Pier.
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I think it's just South of Italy somewhere over there.
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Once we're strong, we're gonna fight our way south to the sea.
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Today, however, we're heading South to the country of South Africa.
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It's about 10 miles south on Highway 6.
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I'm going South, close to the French border.
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We'll go south to the sea air and sunshine.
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The creature's heading south towards the mouth of the valley.
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At dawn, the British are sailing South in two columns.
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We decided to drive south to enjoy the warm weather of Florida this winter.
Synonyms
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1.0
In the direction of the south
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2.1
Moving toward the south, often describing vehicles or routes
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2.3
Directly toward the south on a compass
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1.9
Facing or moving toward the south
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2.1
Toward the south
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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4.4
A region in the southeastern United States with a long history and strong local culture
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3.6
A sea near southeast Asia next to China, Vietnam, and the Philippines that many ships cross and that countries dispute
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8.0
A region of the southern United States before the Civil War known for plantations and slavery
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6.7
A period in South Africa 1948–early 1990s when the government kept races separate and treated non-white people unfairly
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6.1
A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
- Archaic
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5.1
A person from the native peoples of South America before European arrival
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3.5
A river in the central United States that flows through Colorado and Nebraska and joins the Platte River
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3.6
Islands in the central and southern Pacific Ocean, especially those in Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia
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3.3
A county in northern England that includes the cities Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Barnsley
A region that says it is independent from Georgia but most countries see it as part of Georgia
- Specialized
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7.2
The point in the sky above Earth's South Pole that the stars appear to turn around
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5.1
Part of the Earth in the south between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
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5.5
A river in the south-central United States that flows east from Texas along the southern border of Oklahoma into Louisiana
A nickname for the U.S. state of Georgia for its economic and cultural importance in the South
- Specialized
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6.1
An ocean flow that moves westward just south of the equator
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7.5
A compass direction slightly south of southeast, at 157.5 degrees from north
- South African
A tree or shrub from southern Africa with strong yellow wood used for furniture
A fern with leaves shaped like deer antlers that grows in Peru and Bolivia
- Specialized
Area around the South Pole inside the Antarctic Circle that includes Antarctica and nearby seas
- Specialized
A group of Dravidian languages spoken in southern India like Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Tulu
- Specialized
A group of languages spoken in southern India, like Tamil or Kannada
A disputed region in the South Caucasus that declared independence from Georgia and is recognized by only a few countries
- Literature
A political view that supports free speech and makes fun of both left and right
- Specialized
A Dravidian language that people speak in south-central India
- Specialized
The end of a magnet that points toward the Earth's south when it hangs freely
Surface Forms
Etymology
South comes from the old English word sūþ, which meant 'sun-side', the direction where the sun stands at noon. So to go south is to move toward the sunlit side, which helps you remember the direction.