n. (Bot.) [ A corruption of ache-weed; F. ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of ache (celery). ] Goutweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. clothing to be worn at a beach. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) See Cleavers. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. (Horseracing) Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as, to ride catchweight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH. See Jehovah.
Syn. -- Yahweh, Yahwe, Yahveh, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ AS. norðwest. ] 1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states of the United States, especially the states of Washington and Oregon. [ U.S. ] [ PJC ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

Northwest passage, a passage or communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Toward the northwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Toward the northwest, or from the northwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. Toward the northwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (Chenopodium Vulvaria). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ G. schweizerkäse Swiss cheese. ] Gruyère cheese. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther, especially on the deification of the body of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Cleavers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest; proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest; as, a southwest wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like, with a flap at the back, -- worn in stormy weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a southwesterly wind. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail a southwestern course. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, adv. Toward the southwest. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ prop. n. Also etc. } A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated Jehovah in the Bible; -- used by some critics to discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or Yahwe is the spelling now generally adopted by scholars.
Syn. -- Yahwe, Yahveh, Wahvey, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +WordNet 1.5 +CM ]