NORTHWARD | • northward n. The direction or area lying to the north of a place. • northward adj. Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north. • northward adv. Towards the north; in a northerly direction. |
NORTHWEST | • northwest n. The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°. • northwest adj. Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern. • northwest adj. Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly. |
NORTHWARDS | • northwards adv. Northward; in a northerly direction. • NORTHWARDS adv. towards the north, also NORTHWARD. |
NORTHWESTS | • northwests n. Plural of northwest. • north-wests n. Plural of north-west. • NORTHWEST n. the region between north and west. |
NORTHWARDLY | • northwardly adv. Northwards, towards the north. • northwardly adj. Having a northern direction. • NORTHWARDLY adv. in a northward direction. |
NORTHWESTER | • northwester n. A strong wind blowing from the northwest. • NORTHWESTER n. a strong northwest wind. |
NORTHWESTERN | • northwestern adj. Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction. • northwestern adj. (Of wind) Blowing from that direction. • northwestern n. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America. |
NORTHWESTERS | • northwesters n. Plural of northwester. • NORTHWESTER n. a strong northwest wind. |
NORTHWESTERLY | • northwesterly adj. Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest. • northwesterly adj. (Chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest. • northwesterly adv. From the northwest. |
NORTHWESTWARD | • northwestward adj. In or toward the northwest. • northwestward adv. Toward the northwest. • NORTHWESTWARD adv. in a northwesterly direction, also NORTHWESTWARDS. |
NORTHWESTERNER | • northwesterner n. A person from the northwest part of a geographic region. |
NORTHWESTWARDS | • northwestwards adj. Northwestward. • northwestwards adv. Northwestward. • NORTHWESTWARDS adv. in a northwesterly direction, also NORTHWESTWARD. |
NORTHWESTERLIES | • northwesterlies n. Plural of northwesterly. • NORTHWESTERLY n. a wind from the northwest. |
NORTHWESTERNERS | • northwesterners n. Plural of northwesterner. |
NORTHWESTWARDLY | • northwestwardly adv. Towards the northwest. • NORTHWESTWARDLY adv. NORTHWESTWARD. |