Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: southwest
IPA transcription: [s,aʊθw'ɛst]
Pronunciations of southwest
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW
    Meaning: the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
  • Synonyms: Southwest, southwestern_United_States
    Meaning: the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: southwest, south-west, sou'west
    Meaning: to, toward, or in the southwest
Usage examples
  • Look there, in the southwest.
  • Southwest Wind, Esquire, was as good as his word.
  • Also, keep watching the sky, especially to the south and southwest.
  • The morning was fresh and fair; a pleasant southwest wind was blowing.
  • The Rio Jurua, coming from the southwest, soon joins the river on the left.
  • While Pershing was still in West Point, the Indian chief Geronimo was making trouble in the Southwest.
  • Graduated from West Point, senior cadet captain. Sent to southwest as second-lieutenant, 6th cavalry. 1891.
  • At last, after many more adventures, they came to the Cape of Malea, at the southwest point of the Peloponnese.
  • For the rich southwest wind fed them, till pear grew ripe on pear, fig on fig, and grape on grape, all the winter and the spring.
  • All of these pretty little fellows live in the dry parts of the Far West and Southwest in the same region where Longfoot the Kangaroo Rat lives.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gail Edwards, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Marshall Plan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Stretford, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Montreat, North Carolina, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Interstate 35, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Han dynasty, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William the Conqueror, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Interstate 15 in Arizona, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jaguar, License CC BY-SA 4.0