northwest
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adverb \nȯrth-ˈwest, nautical nȯr-ˈwest\Definition of NORTHWEST
: to, toward, or in the northwest
Examples of NORTHWEST
- It's about 80 miles northwest of here.
- I headed northwest on Route 1.
First Known Use of NORTHWEST
before 12th century
Rhymes with NORTHWEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
2northwest
adjectiveDefinition of NORTHWEST
1
: coming from the northwest <a northwest wind>
2
: situated toward or at the northwest <the northwest corner>
Examples of NORTHWEST
- the northwest corner of the building
First Known Use of NORTHWEST
before 12th century
3northwest
nounDefinition of NORTHWEST
1
a : the general direction between north and west b : the point midway between the north and west compass points
2
capitalized : regions or countries lying to the northwest of a specified or implied point of orientation
Examples of NORTHWEST
- A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
- We traveled throughout the Northwest.
First Known Use of NORTHWEST
12th century
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