| NOUN | relation | southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW | the compass point midway between south and west |
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| location | Southwest, southwestern United States | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado | |
| relation | southwest | the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point | |
| location | southwest | a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city | |
| ADVERB | all | southwest, south-west, sou'west | to, toward, or in the southwest |
| ADJECTIVE | all | southwest, southwesterly | coming from the southwest |
| all | southwest, southwestern, southwesterly | situated in or oriented toward the southwest |
| Sounds | saw.thweh'st | |
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| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | Coming from the southwest. | |
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| Example | "the winds are southwesterly" | |
| Synonym | southwesterly | |
| Broader | south | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south |
| Spanish | suroeste | |
| Meaning | situated in or oriented toward the southwest. | |
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| Synonyms | southwestern, southwesterly | |
| Broader | south | situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south |
| Spanish | sudoeste, suroeste | |
| Meaning | The compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees. | |
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| Synonyms | sou'-west, southwestward, SW | |
| Broader | compass point, point | Any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass |
| Spanish | sudoeste, suroeste | |
| Catalan | sud-oest | |
| Meaning | The southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado. | |
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| Synonym | southwestern United States | |
| Instance of | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
| Part of | West, western United States | The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River |
| Parts | Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ | A state in southwestern United States |
| California, Golden State, CA, Calif. | A state in the western United States on the Pacific | |
| Nevada, Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State, NV, Nev. | A state in the southwestern United States | |
| New Mexico, Land of Enchantment, NM, N.M. | A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border | |
| Texas, Lone-Star State, TX, Tex. | The second largest state | |
| Region of | arroyo | A stream or brook |
| Spanish | sudoeste, suroeste | |
| Catalan | sud-oest | |
| Meaning | The direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point. | |
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| Broader | direction | The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves |
| Spanish | suroeste | |
| Meaning | A location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city. | |
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| Broader | location | A point or extent in space |
| Meaning | To, toward, or in the southwest. | |
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| Synonyms | south-west, sou'west | |
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