nor'-west

Questions about nor'-west

What does nor'-west mean?

nor'-west means "the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nor'-west?

nor'-west has 2 syllables: nor'--west. The stress falls on "nor'-".

What is another word for nor'-west?

Close synonyms include northwest, northwestward, NW, northwest, north-west. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nor'-west a common word?

nor'-west is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.