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NORTHWESTWARD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees

Synonyms:

nor'-west; northwest; northwestward; NW

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("northwestward" is a kind of...):

compass point; point (any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Toward the northwest

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

north (situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north)

 III. (adverb) 

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Meaning:

In a northwestward direction

Synonyms:

northwestward; northwestwardly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

northwestward (toward the northwest)

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