south

nouns

the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
S, due south, south, southward
a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
south
is a type of (narrower)
a point or extent in space
location
is an attribute of
situated in or coming from regions of the south
"the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"
southern
the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
south
is a type of (narrower)
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
"he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
direction

adjectives

situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
"the south entrance"
south
antonym
north
is similar to
moving toward the south
"a southbound train"
southbound, southward
is similar to
situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
"south-central London"
south-central
is similar to
from the south; used especially of wind
"a hot southerly wind"; "southern breezes"; "the winds are southerly"
southerly, southern
is similar to
situated in or oriented toward the south
"a southern exposure"; "took a southerly course"
southerly, southern
is similar to
situated farthest south
"Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States"
southernmost, southmost
is similar to
situated in or oriented toward the southeast
southeast, southeasterly, southeastern
is similar to
coming from the southeast
"southeasterly breezes"
southeast, southeasterly
is similar to
toward the southeast
southeastward
is similar to
situated in or oriented toward the southwest
southwest, southwesterly, southwestern
is similar to
coming from the southwest
"the winds are southwesterly"
southwest, southwesterly
is similar to
toward the southwest
southwestward
is an attribute of
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
Confederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South

adverbs

in a southern direction
"we moved south"
in the south, south, to the south