Windward

What do we mean by windward?

Of or moving toward the quarter from which the wind blows. adjective

Of or on the side exposed to the wind or to prevailing winds. adjective

In a direction from which the wind blows; against the wind. adverb

The direction from which the wind blows. noun

(to windward) Into or to an advantageous posture or position. idiom

Toward the wind: opposed to leeward.

On the side toward the point from which the wind blows: as, windward shrouds.

The point from which the wind blows: as, to ply or sail to windward. noun

The point or side from which the wind blows; ; -- opposed to leeward. noun

A figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for success or security. noun

Situated toward the point from which the wind blows. adjective

Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows. adverb

Towards the wind, or the direction from which the wind is blowing. adjective

On the side exposed to the wind. adjective

In a direction from which the wind blows, against the wind. adverb

The direction from which the wind blows. noun

The side receiving the wind's force. noun

On the side exposed to the wind adjective

The side of something that is toward the wind noun

Away from the wind adverb

The direction from which the wind blows.

The side receiving the wind's force.

Words that are spelled similarly to windward:
windward, winward, hindward, inward, woodward, landward, wildcard, wingard, windwards, winword, windway, winegard, windfarm, mindware, winnard, windways, midward, windwatt, wineyard.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word windward:
leeward, orographic, upwind, downwind, carib, oahu, grenada, spinnaker, dominica, barbados, kona, hispaniola, islands, antilles, martinique, bight, maui, drier, tobago, guyana, guadeloupe, polynesia, sails, caribbean, cayman, antigua, sail, indies, trinidad, honolulu, guiana, passage, slopes, stripe, vincent, batsman, jamaica, rig, bowler, winds, bahamas, hurricane, precipitation, intensified, overs, cricket, bermuda, helm, cuba, hawaiian, moisture, wind, rainfall, sailing, westward, strengthened, tropical, hawaii, wicket, haiti, isles, lesser, storm, colony, side, parkway, lift, moist, reef, domestic, innings, shore, saint, depression, sailed, leg, beaches, hull, boat, dominican, mph, sides, rain, batting, cyclone, venezuela, ships, vessel, island, weather, boats, wave, touring, coast, matches, mountains, shield, slaves, tournament, vessels.

Adjectives that are often used to describe windward:
most, gentle, long, rainy, distinct, west, high, wet, small, old, little, define, leeward, modern, extreme, whole, bottom.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective windward:
islands, side, coast, community, slopes, sides, coasts, groups, slope, quarter, wall, performance, passage, areas, ability, flanks, island, legs, end, isles, shore, valley, colonies, clew, passages, iflands, leeward, reef, road, maroons, sailing, rebels, trade, moiety, face, shores, anchor, parishes, publishing, tide, avenue, sites, direction, boat, columns, fleet, margins, roof, faces, distributions, rail, elite.

Consonant match to windward:
wound wood, wound would.

Words that sound like windward:
windward, hindward, winward, woundwort, winword, windwards, wondered, wandered, woodward, wintered, wynyard, send word, landward, hindered, windier, winwood, winded, winder, windowed, windler, to windward, wind-rode, windir, windore, windrowed, hundred, headword, cindered, headward, head word, midward, sandwort, wonder, westward, wunder, wonderer, wentworth, wended, wender, wendler, one-eared, honderd, winter, wander, wounded, wanderer, wayward, rendered, wounder, wintry, wintery, sundered, tendered, woodard, winders, wildered, wynter, watchword, windrow, wondra, chundered, sunward, winterer, wantwit, winford, witwer, wintera, tentwort, windtight, windway, winterweed, wittwer, roundwood, pondered, vineyard, vinyard, laundered, pandered, sideward, hundert, sintered, bindweed, miniard, henyard, pondweed, moonward, landwards, loanword, honeywort, manward, maundered, nonword, townward, vanward, wonders, one-third, wenders, hindi-urdu, handford, handworked.