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southwest
| southwest by south
| southwest by west
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southwest
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun southwest has 4 senses
- southwest(n = noun.linkdef) sou'-west, southwestward, sw - the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees; Array is a kind of compass point, point
- southwest(n = noun.location) southwestern united states - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado; Array is a kind of geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
- southwest(n = noun.linkdef) Array - the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point; Array is a kind of direction
- southwest(n = noun.location) Array - a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city; Array is a kind of location
is a part of west, western united states
has parts: arizona, az, grand canyon state, ca, calif., california, golden state, battle born state, nevada, nv, sagebrush state, silver state, land of enchantment, new mexico, nm, lone-star state, texas, tx
Adjective southwest has 2 senses
- southwest(s = adj.all) southwesterly - coming from the southwest; "the winds are southwesterly"
- southwest(s = adj.all) southwesterly, southwestern - situated in or oriented toward the southwest; Array
Adverbial southwest has 1 sense
- southwest(r = adv.all) sou'west, south-west - to, toward, or in the southwest; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
southwest, n.
The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region. [1913 Webster]
southwest, a.
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
southwest
Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Middle Atlantic, Middle West, New England, North, North Central region, Northeast, Northwest, Pacific Northwest, SSW, SW, SW by S, South, Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West, West Coast, Yankeeland, antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points, compass card, compass rose, degrees, east, eastbound, easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastland, eastward, half points, hyperborean, lubber line, meridional, north, northbound, northeast, northeasterly, northeastern, northerly, northern, northernmost, northland, northward, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern, occident, occidental, orient, oriental, quarter points, rhumb, south, south-southwest, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, southerly, southern, southernmost, southward, southwest by south, southwesterly, southwestern, southwestward, southwestwardly, southwestwards, sunrise, sunset, the Coast, west, westbound, westerly, western, westernmost, westland, westward, wild West
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