SOUTHWEST
Scrabble letter values: S1O1U1T1H4W4E1S1T1 = 15
Definition
- adverb to, toward, or in the southwest. — synonyms: south-west, sou'west
- adjective coming from the southwest. — synonyms: southwesterly
- adjective situated in or oriented toward the southwest. — synonyms: southwestern, southwesterly
- noun the compass point midway between south and west. — synonyms: sou'-west, southwestward, SW
- noun the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado. — synonyms: southwestern_United_States
- noun the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point.
- noun a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city.
Examples
- “the winds are southwesterly”
- “at 225 degrees”