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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192


souse
noun pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled

Sousse
Susa noun a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean

soutache
noun a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming

soutane
noun a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests

south
adjective situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; `the south entrance`

South
noun any region lying in or toward the south

South Africa
Republic of South Africa noun a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)

South African
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of South Africa or its people

South African monetary unit
noun monetary unit in South Africa

South America
noun the nations of the South American continent collectively; `South America is an important market for goods from the United States`

South American
adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or countries of South America or their peoples

South American country
South American nation noun countries occupying the South American continent

South American poison toad
noun a South American toad

South American sea lion
Otaria Byronia noun of the southern coast of South America

South American Indian
noun a member of a native Indian group in South America

South American staghorn
Platycerium andinum noun fern of Peru and Bolivia

South Atlantic
noun that part of the Atlantic Ocean south of the equator

South Australia
noun a state in south central Australia

South Bend
noun a city in northern Indiana

south by east
SbE noun the compass point that is one point east of due south

south by west
SbW noun the compass point that is one point west of due south

South Carolina
Palmetto State noun a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies

South Carolinian
noun a native or resident of South Carolina

south celestial pole
noun the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere

South China Sea
noun a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons

South Dakota
Coyote State noun a state in north central United States

South Dakotan
noun a native or resident of South Dakota

South Dravidian
noun a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India

South Equatorial Current
noun an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator

South Island
noun the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait

South Korean
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of South Korea or its people

South Korean monetary unit
noun monetary unit in South Korea

South Korean won
noun the basic unit of money in South Korea

South Pacific
noun that part of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator

South Platte
South Platte River noun a tributary of the Platte River

South Pole
noun the southernmost point of the Earth`s axis

South Sea
noun any sea south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific)

South Sea Islands
noun any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean

south side
noun the side that is on the south

south southeast
sou`-sou`-east noun the compass point midway between south and southeast

south southwest
sou`-sou`-west noun the compass point midway between south and southwest

South Temperate Zone
noun between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn

South Vietnam
noun a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam

south wind
souther noun a wind from the south

South Yorkshire
noun a metropolitan county in northern England

South-African yellowwood
Podocarpus latifolius noun erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark grey bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves

south-central
adjective situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region; `south-central London`

South-Central Dravidian
noun a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India

south-polar
Antarctic adjective at or near the south pole

south-southeast
sou`-sou`-east adverb to, toward, or in the south southeast

south-southwest
sou`-sou`-west adverb to, toward, or in the south southwest

southbound
southward adjective moving toward the south; `a southbound train`

southeast
south-east adverb to, toward, or in the southeast

southeast
adjective situated in or oriented toward the southeast

Southeast Asia
noun a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore

southeast by east
SEbE noun the compass point that is one point east of southeast

southeast by south
SEbS noun the compass point that is one point south of southeast

southeaster
sou`easter noun a strong wind from the southeast

southeastern
adjective of a region of the United States generally including Alabama; Georgia; Florida; Tennessee; South Carolina; North Carolina

southeastern
adjective situated in or oriented toward the southeast

southeastern pocket gopher
Geomys pinetis noun gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida

southeastward
adjective toward the southeast

southerly
adverb from the south; `a wind blew southerly`

southern aster
noun a variety of aster

Southern Baptist Convention
noun an association of Southern Baptists

Southern Baptist
noun a member of the Southern Baptist Convention

southern beech
evergreen beech noun any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves

southern blue flag
Iris virginica noun similar to blue flag; the eastern United States

southern bog lemming
Synaptomys cooperi noun of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada

southern buckthorn
shittimwood 2 shittim noun shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit

southern cabbage butterfly
Pieris protodice noun common North American form of cabbage butterfly

Southern crab apple
flowering crab 1 Malus angustifolia noun small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms

Southern Cross
Crux noun a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus

Southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis noun of southern North America

southern flounder
Paralichthys lethostigmus noun flounder of southern United States

southern flying squirrel
Glaucomys volans noun small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States

southern harebell
Campanula divaricata noun bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers

southern hemisphere
noun the hemisphere south of the equator

southern live oak
Quercus virginiana noun medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding

southern magnolia
evergreen magnolia noun evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers

southern porgy
southern scup noun porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America

southern red cedar
Juniperus silicicola noun juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar

southern red oak
swamp red oak noun large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward

southern spadefoot
Scaphiopus multiplicatus noun this spadefoot toad lives in the southwestern United States

southern spatterdock
Nuphar sagittifolium noun of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams

Southern Tai
noun a branch of the Tai languages

southern white cedar
coast white cedar noun slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae

Southerner
noun an American who lives in the South

southernism
noun an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)

southernmost
southmost adjective situated farthest south; `Key West is the southernmost city in the United States`

southernness
noun the property of being to the south

southernwood
Artemisia abrotanum noun shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer

Southey
Robert Southey noun English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)

southland
noun any region lying in or toward the south

southward
southwards adverb toward the south

southwest
south-west adverb to, toward, or in the southwest

southwest
adjective situated in or oriented toward the southwest

southwest by south
SWbS noun the compass point that is one point south of southwest

southwest by west
SWbW noun the compass point that is one point west of southwest

southwester
sou`wester noun a strong wind from the southwest