Southwest Southwest

noun

() the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado  ( southwestern United States, Southwest )
the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado

() the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees  ( sou'-west, southwestward, SW, southwest )
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees

a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city  ( southwest )
a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city

the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point  ( southwest )
the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

adv

to, toward, or in the southwest  ( sou'west, south-west, southwest )
to, toward, or in the southwest

adj

situated in or oriented toward the southwest  ( southwest, southwesterly, southwestern )
situated in or oriented toward the southwest

coming from the southwest  ( southwest, southwesterly )
coming from the southwest
 the winds are southwesterly
the winds are southwesterly

 Peter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens

noun

prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)  ( Peter Paul Rubens, Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens )
prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)

 Amenhotep IV Amenhotep IV

noun

early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)  ( Akhenaten, Akhenaton, Amenhotep IV, Ikhanaton )
early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)

 gesture gesture

noun

() motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling  ( gesture )
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

() the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals  ( gesture, motion )
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

() something done as an indication of intention  ( gesture )
something done as an indication of intention
 a political gesture
a political gesture
 a gesture of defiance
a gesture of defiance

verb

() show, express or direct through movement  ( motion, gesture, gesticulate )
show, express or direct through movement
 He gestured his desire to leave
He gestured his desire to leave