northwest
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
Related & opposite
- north similar to
Sense 2 adverb
to, toward, or in the northwest
Sense 3 noun
the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point
Types & categories
- direction hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
coming from the northwest
northwesterly winds
Related & opposite
- northwest wind derivation
- north similar to
Sense 5 noun
the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
Types & categories
- compass point hypernym
Sense 6 noun
a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
Types & categories
- location hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | north |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | northwest wind |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | north |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | compass point |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | location |