1. (noun) southwest, sou'-west, southwestward, SW
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
2. (noun) Southwest, southwestern United States
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
3. (noun) southwest
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point
4. (adj) southwest
a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
5. (adj) southwesterly, southwest
coming from the southwest
"the winds are southwesterly"
6. (adverb) southwest, southwestern, southwesterly
situated in or oriented toward the southwest
7. (adverb) southwest, south-west, sou'west
to, toward, or in the southwest
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Definition of 'southwest' 
