nnoun.locationthe northwestern region of the United StatesSynset:Northwest northwestern United States
Part Holonyms:West western United States
Instance Hypernyms:geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region
Inherited Hypernyms:northwestgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:Cascade Mountains Cascade Range Cascades
nnoun.relationthe direction corresponding to the northwestward compass pointHypernyms:direction
Inherited Hypernyms:northwestdirectionpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.relationthe compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degreesSynset:NW nor'-west northwestward
Hypernyms:compass point point
Inherited Hypernyms:northwestcompass pointdirectionpositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.locationa location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or cityHypernyms:location
Inherited Hypernyms:northwestlocationobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.allsituated in or oriented toward the northwestSynset:northwesterly northwestern
Antonyms:south
Inherited Hypernyms:northwestern
Similar to:north
adj satadj.allcoming from the northwestSynset:northwesterly
Antonyms:south
Derivationally Related Form:northwester
Inherited Hypernyms:northwesterly
Similar to:north
advadv.allto, toward, or in the northwestSynset:nor'-west north-west
Inherited Hypernyms:northwest