Turn south onto Elm Street.
It's a mile south of here.
The birds fly south in the winter.
The company's profits have gone south in recent months.
The TV show's ratings have been heading south.
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before 12th century
The wind blew from the south.
The birds migrate from the South.
Parts of the South were hit hard by the storm.
I grew up in the South.
The American Civil War was between the North and the South.
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13th century
: to or toward the south
: into a worse state or condition
: located in or toward the south
: coming from the south
: the direction that is to your right when you are facing the rising sun : the direction that is the opposite of north
: regions or countries south of a certain point; especially : the southern part of the U.S.
See words that rhyme with south Spanish Central: Translation of south Nglish: Translation of south for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of south for Arabic speakers
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