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south

/ˈsaʊ̯θ/ adverb A2
  1. Toward the south; southward.
  2. Downward.
  3. In an adverse direction or trend. (figuratively) · His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.
  4. Of wind, from the south.
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There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 3 · B2
The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 3 · B2
There were only four witches in all the Land of Oz, and two of them, those who live in the North and the South, are good witches.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 8 · B2
“It is the same at the South,” said another, “for I have been there and seen it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 10 · B2

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