South definition
South is a noun meaning "the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees." It has 5 meanings, as a noun, an adjective and an adverb, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 5
- How common
- Everyday word
South as a noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
Same sense: due south, southward
a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
South as an adjective
situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
"the south entrance"
South as an adverb
in a southern direction
"we moved south"
Same sense: to the south, in the south
Synonyms and antonyms
- due south
- southward
- to the south
- in the south
Opposite: north.
How to say south
South has 1 syllable and rhymes with mouth. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with south
- mouth
- routh
- cottonmouth
SOUTH in word games
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 2
Is SOUTH a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SOUTH in the word checker, or unscramble SOUTH to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.