north-west

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the northwest

   Synonymsnorthwestnor'-west

Questions about north-west

What does north-west mean?

north-west means "to, toward, or in the northwest".

How many syllables are in north-west?

north-west has 2 syllables and divides as north--west under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for north-west?

Close synonyms include northwest, nor'-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 north-west a common word?

north-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.