Word: northwestward
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: north
west
ward
Definition: Toward the northwest
Morphemes:
Affix: north
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Toward the north; northward; northerly.
Affix: west
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Towards the west; westwards.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.