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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>SOUTHER</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="southeastbyeast"> southeast by east,<DL COMPACT><DD> the point of the compass or the direction one point or 11 degrees 15 minutes to the east of southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeastbysouth"> southeast by south,<DL COMPACT><DD> the point of the compass or the direction one point or 11 degrees 15 minutes to the south of southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeaster"> southeaster, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a wind or storm coming from the southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeasterly"> southeasterly, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. toward the southeast. <DD> 2. from the southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeastern"> southeastern, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. toward the southeast. <DD> 2. coming from the southeast. Ex. a southeastern wind. <DD> 3. of or in the southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeastern"> Southeastern, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or in the Southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeasterner"> southeasterner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person born or living in the southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeasterner"> Southeasterner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person born or living in the Southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeasternmost"> southeasternmost, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> lying furthest to the southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeastward"> southeastward, adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. adj. toward the southeast. <DD>noun =southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southeastwardly"> southeastwardly, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. toward the south east. <DD> 2. from the southeast. Ex. southeastwardly winds. </DL> <A NAME="southeastwards"> southeastwards, adverb. =southeastward.</DL> <A NAME="souther"> souther, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a wind or storm coming from the south. </DL> <A NAME="southerliness"> southerliness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state of being southerly. </DL> <A NAME="southerly"> southerly, adjective, adverb, noun, pl. -lies.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. toward the south. Ex. a southerly exposure. <DD> 2. coming from the south. Ex. a southerly wind. <DD> 3. of the south. <DD>adv. 1. toward the south; southward. Ex. The windows face southerly. <DD> 2. from the south. <DD>noun a southerly wind. Ex. Finally, the fleet got under way with the aid of a light and fluky southerly (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="southern"> southern, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. toward the south. Ex. the southern side of a building. <DD> 2. coming from the south. Ex. a southern breeze. <DD> 3. of or in the south. Ex. He has traveled in southern countries. <DD> 4. (Astronomy.) of or in the southern half of the celestial sphere. Ex. Sirius and Canopus are southern stars. <DD>noun 1. Often, Southern. a person living in a southern region; southerner or Southerner. Ex. Both Southern fierce and hardy Scot (Scott). <DD> 2. a south wind; souther. </DL> <A NAME="southern"> Southern, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or in the southern part of the United States. Ex. Atlanta, Georgia, is a Southern city. <DD>noun 1. a person living in a southern region. <DD> 2. the dialect of American English spoken in the South of the United States. </DL> <A NAME="southernbaptist"> Southern Baptist,<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a church belonging to the Southern Baptist Convention, a group of Baptist churches founded in Georgia in 1845. </DL> <A NAME="southerncircle"> southern circle, =tropic of Capricorn.</DL> <A NAME="southerncross"> Southern Cross,<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of four bright stars in the form of a cross, visible in the Southern Hemisphere and often used in finding the direction south; Crux. Ex. The Southern Cross appears too far south to be seen in the United States, except for a few places (J. M. Levitt). </DL> <A NAME="southerncrown"> Southern Crown,<DL COMPACT><DD> a southern constellation near Sagittarius. </DL> <A NAME="southerner"> southerner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person born or living in the south. </DL> <A NAME="southerner"> Southerner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person born or living in the southern part of the United States. </DL> <A NAME="southernfish"> Southern Fish,<DL COMPACT><DD> a southern constellation near Aquarius, containing the bright star Fomalhaut. </DL> <A NAME="southernfriedchicken"> Southern-fried chicken,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) chicken fried with a coating of flour and breadcrumbs. </DL> <A NAME="southernhemisphere"> Southern Hemisphere,<DL COMPACT><DD> the half of the earth that is south of the equator. </DL> <A NAME="southernism"> Southernism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. devotion or attachment to the South, especially to its customs, traditions, or other institutions. <DD> 2. a word, phrase, or meaning originating or much used in the South. <DD> 3. a custom or trait peculiar to the South. </DL> <A NAME="southernlights"> southern lights, =aurora australis.</DL> <A NAME="southernly"> southernly, adjective, adverb. =southerly.</DL> <A NAME="southernmagnolia"> southern magnolia,<DL COMPACT><DD> the evergreen magnolia of the southern United States, popular for its large, fragrant, whitish flowers; bull bay. </DL> <A NAME="southernmost"> southernmost, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> farthest south. </DL> <A NAME="southernness"> Southernness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the state or quality of being Southern. </DL> <A NAME="southernpricklyash"> southern prickly ash,<DL COMPACT><DD> a species of prickly ash with large flowers and a warty trunk, growing on the sand coast of Virginia and southward. </DL> <A NAME="southernredlily"> southern red lily,<DL COMPACT><DD> a lily with erect, bright, red and yellow flowers spotted with purple, found along the southeastern coast of the United States. </DL> <A NAME="southerntriangle"> Southern Triangle,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small constellation in the south polar zone near the Milky Way, containing three bright stars. </DL> <A NAME="southernwood"> southernwood, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a shrubby wormwood of Europe, grown in gardens for its finely divided, aromatic leaves. </DL> <A NAME="southgeographicpole"> south geographic pole, =South Pole.</DL> <A NAME="southing"> southing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the distance of latitude reckoned southward from the last point of reckoning. Ex. The latest southing was 1 degree 15 minutes from our position at sunrise. <DD> 2. the distance southward covered by a ship on any southerly course. Ex. On the first day of the voyage the southing was 200 knots. <DD> 3. (Astronomy.) <DD> a. declination measured southward. <DD> b. a crossing or approaching of the meridian by a heavenly body. Ex. the southing of the moon. </DL> <A NAME="southjerseyglass"> South Jersey glass, =Wistarberg glass.</DL> <A NAME="southkorean"> South Korean,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with South Korea or its people. <DD> 2. a native or inhabitant of South Korea. </DL> <A NAME="southland"> southland, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the land in the south; southern part of a country. </DL> <A NAME="southlander"> southlander, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of the southland. </DL> <A NAME="southmagneticpole"> south magnetic pole,<DL COMPACT><DD> the point on the earth's surface toward which one end of a magnetic needle points. Its location varies but is approximately 1,600 miles from the South Pole, in Wilkes Land. </DL> <A NAME="southmost"> southmost, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> farthest south; southernmost. </DL> <A NAME="southpaw"> southpaw, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) <DD>noun 1. a person who throws with the left hand, especially a left-handed baseball pitcher. <DD> 2. any left-handed person. <DD>adj. left-handed, especially in pitching. </DL> <A NAME="southpole"> south pole,<DL COMPACT><DD> the pole of a magnet that points south. </DL> <A NAME="southpole"> South Pole,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the southern end of the earth's axis; point on the earth's surface from which every direction is north. It was first reached in 1911 by Roald Amundsen (1872-1928), a Norwegian explorer. <DD> 2. =south magnetic pole. <DD> 3. =south celestial pole. </DL> <A NAME="southron"> southron, adjective, noun, pl. -rons or -ron.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. =southern. <DD>noun Also, Southron. 1. (U.S.) a Southerner. <DD> 2. a native of the south of Great Britain; Englishman. expr. the southron, Englishmen. Ex. In Ireland the Scotch and the southron were strongly bound together by their common Saxon origin (Macaulay). </DL> <A NAME="southseaarrowroot"> South Sea arrowroot, =pia (2).</DL> <A NAME="southseaislander"> South Sea Islander,<DL COMPACT><DD> a native or inhabitant of the South Sea Islands. </DL> <A NAME="southsoutheast"> south-southeast, noun, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and southeast, two points or 22 degrees 30 minutes to the east of south. <DD>adj., adv. of, from, or toward the south-southeast. </DL> <A NAME="southsouthwest"> south-southwest, noun, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the point of the compass or the direction midway between south and southwest, two points or 22 degrees 30 minutes to the west of south. <DD>adj., adv. of, from, or toward the south-southwest. </DL> <A NAME="southvietnamese"> South Vietnamese,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with South Vietnam (now Vietnam) or its people. <DD> 2. a native or inhabitant of South Vietnam. </DL> <A NAME="southward"> southward, adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. toward the south; in a southerly direction. Ex. He walked southward. <DD>adj. toward, facing, or at the south; southerly; south. Ex. The orchard is on the southward slope of the hill. <DD>noun the direction or part that lies to the south; south. </DL> <A HREF="southwes.dic">NEXT</A>