south
south [south souths southed southing] noun, adjective, adverb BrE [saʊθ] NAmE [saʊθ]
noun uncountable, singular (abbr.S, So.)
1. (usually the south)the direction that is on your right when you watch the sun rise; one of the four main points of the ↑compass
• Which way is south?
•warmer weather coming from the south
• He lives to the south of (= further south than) the city.
compare ↑east, ↑north, ↑west
2. the south, the Souththe southern part of a country, a region or the world
•birds flying to the south for the winter
• They bought a villa in the South of France.
• Houses are less expensive in the North than in the South (= of England).
3. the Souththe southern states of the US
see also ↑Deep South
4. the Souththe poorer countries in the southern half of the world
Word Origin:
Old English sūth, of Germanic origin; related to Low German sud.
Idiom: ↑down south
adjective (abbr.S, So.)only before noun
1. in or towards the south
•South Wales
• They live on the south coast.
2. a south wind blows from the south
compare ↑southerly
Word Origin:
Old English sūth, of Germanic origin; related to Low German sud.
adverb
1. towards the south
• This room faces south.
2. ~ of sth nearer to the south than sth
•They live ten miles south of Bristol.
3. ~ of sth (informal, NAmE or finance)less or lower than sth
•The drug is achieving revenues just south of $1 billion per quarter.
•Interest rates will end somewhere south of 6.5%.
Opp: ↑north
Word Origin:
Old English sūth, of Germanic origin; related to Low German sud.
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