southwest
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
Noun 1 meaning
The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
“A southwest course.”
Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.
“A southwest wind.”
Adverb 1 meaning
Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
“We are travelling southwest at the moment.”
Etymology
From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.
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SOUTHWEST at a glance
SOUTHWEST has 9 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4 + W 4 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,003 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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