The direction itself is a noun. It is only an adjective when placed before a noun (e.g. west wing).
The noun 'west' is a common noun, a general word for a direction of the compass from any point; a word for any west of anywhere.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:Kanye West, American singer, songwritierWest Virginia, USANine West shoes and handbags"West Side Story", Broadway musical and movie
West Indian or Antillean is the proper adjective for West Indies.
It can be, when it means straight or verbatim (a direct approach, a direct quote). The homonym verb (to direct) means to manage, or guide, or more specifically to run the making of a film or television show.
Direct can be an adjective, a verb and an adverb. Adjective: Without interruption/Straight. Verb: To control/To aim. Adverb: Directly.
That is the correct spelling of the direction, west.
It can be an adverb or an adjective, when it indicates direction. West can also be a proper noun, referring to a western region, such as the American Old West.
The correct adjective form for the noun direction is 'directional'. However, the word direction is used casually as an adjective, for example 'direction signals' or 'direction markers', but they should be 'directional signals' and 'directional markers'.
West Indian or Antillean is the proper adjective for West Indies.
It can be an adverb or an adjective, or also a noun (a direction or region). The adjective form can also be northwestern.
West Germanic
"Forward" can be both an adjective and an adverb. As an adjective, it describes something situated in front or moving in a direction ahead. As an adverb, it describes the direction of movement, as in "moving forward."
Western
The noun 'west' is a common noun, a general word for a direction of the compass from any point; a word for any west of anywhere.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:Kanye West, American singer, songwritierWest Virginia, USANine West shoes and handbags"West Side Story", Broadway musical and movie
Yes, "west-southwest" should be hyphenated when used as a compound adjective to describe direction, such as in "the west-southwest wind." The hyphenation helps clarify that the two words are working together to modify a noun. When used as a standalone term, it does not require hyphenation.
West Indian or Antillean is the proper adjective for West Indies.
The opposite direction for east-northeast is west-southwest.
"10 south of west" means there is a 10-degree angle between due south and the direction pointing towards the west. It indicates a direction that is slightly south of west.