windward

windward is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, adjective, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward.
2. adjective. Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands.
3. adverb. Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.
4. noun. the side of something that is toward the wind
5. noun. the direction from which the wind is coming
6. adjective. on the side exposed to the wind

   "the windward islands"

7. adverb. away from the wind

   "they were sailing windward"

   Synonyms: downwind

Synonyms

downwind

Common word forms

windwards, windwardly, windwardness

Words from these letters

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