<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The point or direction midway between south and west.</li><li>A region in this direction.</li><li>The Southwest, the southwest region of the United States.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Lying toward, situated in, or directed toward the southwest.</li><li>Coming from the southwest, as a wind.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb:</strong></p><ul><li>In the direction midway between south and west.</li></ul>