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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.
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