southwest

Words with a similar base: southwest, southwesterly, southwestern, southwestern_United_States, southwestward

'southwest'

[southwest.n.01] as in: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

'southwest'

[southwest.n.02] as in: the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

'southwest'

[southwest.n.03] as in: the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

'southwest'

[southwest.n.04] as in: a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

'southwest'

[southwesterly.s.01] as in: coming from the southwest

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Examples:
the winds are southwesterly

'southwest'

[southwest.s.02] as in: situated in or oriented toward the southwest

'southwest'

[southwest.r.01] as in: to, toward, or in the southwest