south |
1. n. One of the four major compass points, specifically 180°, directed toward the South Pole, and conventionally downwards on a map, abbreviated as S. | |
2. adj. Toward the south; southward. | |
3. adj. (meteorology, of wind) from the south. | |
4. adj. Of or pertaining to the south; southern. | |
5. adj. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by southbound traffic. | |
south highway 1 | |
6. adv. Toward the south; southward. | |
7. adv. Downward. | |
8. adv. In an adverse direction or trend. | |
9. adv. (meteorology) Of wind, from the south. | |
10. v. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the south. | |
11. v. (astronomy) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line. | |
The moon souths at nine. | |
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a |
1. art. One; any indefinite example of; used to denote a singular item of a group. | |
There was a man here looking for you yesterday. | |
2. art. Used in conjunction with the adjectives score, dozen, hundred, thousand, and million, as a function word. | |
I've seen it happen a hundred times. | |
3. art. One certain or particular; any single.Brown, Lesley, (2003) | |
We've received an interesting letter from a Mrs. Miggins of London. | |
4. art. The same; one. | |
We are of a mind on matters of morals. | |
5. art. Any, every; used before a noun which has become modified to limit its scope; also used with a negative to indicate not a single one.Lindberg, Christine A. (2007) | |
A man who dies intestate leaves his children troubles and difficulties. | |
He fell all that way, and hasn't a bump on his head? | |
6. art. Used before plural nouns modified by few, good many, couple, great many, etc. | |
7. art. Someone or something like; similar to; Used before a proper noun to create an example out of it. | |
The center of the village was becoming a Times Square. | |
8. prep. (archaic) To do with position or direction; In, on, at, by, towards, onto. | |
Stand a tiptoe. | |
9. prep. To do with separation; In, into. | |
Torn a pieces. | |
10. prep. To do with time; Each, per, in, on, by. | |
I brush my teeth twice a day. | |
11. prep. (obsolete) To do with method; In, with. | |
12. prep. (obsolete) To do with role or capacity; In. | |
A God’s name. | |
13. prep. To do with status; In. | |
King James Bible (II Chronicles 2:18) | |
To set the people a worke. | |
14. prep. (archaic) To do with process, with a passive verb; In the course of, experiencing. | |
1964, Bob Dylan, The Times They Are a-Changin’ | |
The times, they are a-changin'. | |
15. prep. (archaic) To do with an action, an active verb; Engaged in. | |
1611, King James Bible, Hebrews 11-21 | |
Jacob, when he was a dying | |
16. prep. (archaic) To do with an action/movement; To, into. | |
17. v. (archaic, or slang) Have. | |
I'd a come, if you'd a asked. | |
18. pron. (obsolete, outside, England, and Scotland dialects) He. | |
19. interj. A meaningless syllable; ah. | |
20. prep. (archaic, slang) Of. | |
The name of John a Gaunt. | |
21. adv. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
22. adj. (chiefly Scotland) All. | |
journey |
1. n. A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. | |
2. n. (obsolete) A day. | |
3. n. (obsolete) A day's travelling; the distance travelled in a day. | |
4. n. (obsolete) A day's work. | |
5. n. The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint. | |
6. n. (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes. | |
7. v. To travel, to make a trip or voyage. | |
by |
1. prep. Near or next to. | |
The mailbox is by the bus stop. | |
2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval. | |
Be back by ten o'clock! We will send it by the first week of July. | |
3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of. | |
The matter was decided by the chairman. The boat was swamped by the water. He was protected by his body armour. | |
4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of. | |
There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare | |
5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of. | |
6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of. | |
I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking. | |
7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination. | |
The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight. | |
8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed. | |
I sorted the items by category. By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. | |
9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of. | |
Our stock is up by ten percent. | |
10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another. | |
We went through the book page by page. We crawled forward by inches. | |
11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to. | |
He cheated by his own admission. | |
12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of. | |
By Jove! I think she's got it! By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this. | |
13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something. | |
It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix. The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot. The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm. | |
14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of. | |
She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress. | |
15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker. | |
I watched as it passed by. | |
16. adv. In the vicinity, near. | |
There was a shepherd close by. | |
The shop is hard by the High Street. | |
17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business. | |
I'll stop by on my way home from work. | |
We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave. | |
18. adv. Aside, away. | |
The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring. | |
19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary. | |
20. n. (card games) A pass | |
21. interj. alternative spelling of bye | |
ox |
1. n. An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus). | |
2. n. Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef. | |
wagon |
1. n. A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads. | |
2. n. A four-wheeled child's riding toy, pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front. | |
3. n. An enclosed vehicle for carrying goods or people; (by extension) a lorry, a truck. | |
4. n. An enclosed vehicle used as a movable dwelling; a caravan. | |
5. n. short for, dinner wagon, , set of light shelves mounted on castors so that it can be pushed around a dining room and used for serving | |
6. n. (slang) (short for, paddy wagon, , police van for transporting prisoners) | |
7. n. (rail transport) A freight car on a railway. | |
Synonyms: goods wagon, q1=Britain | |
8. n. (chiefly Australia, US, slang) (short for, station wagon, , type of car in which the roof extends rearward to produce an enclosed area in the position of and serving the function of the boot (trunk)); | |
9. n. (Ireland, slang) A woman of loose morals, a promiscuous woman, a slapper; (by extension) a woman regarded as obnoxious; a bitch, a cow. | |
10. v. (transitive, chiefly US) To load into a wagon in preparation for transportation; to transport by means of a wagon. | |
11. v. (intransitive, chiefly US) To travel in a wagon. | |