northwest
adj 1: situated in or oriented toward the northwest [syn: {northwestern},
{northwesterly}]
2: coming from the northwest; "northwesterly winds" [syn: {northwesterly}]
n 1: the northwestern region of the United States [syn: {Northwest}]
2: the compass point midway between north and west; at 315
degrees [syn: {nor'-west}, {NW}]
adv : to, toward, or in the northwest [syn: {nor'-west}]