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WEST
west
(adjective) situated in or facing or moving toward the west
west
(adverb) to, toward, or in the west; “we moved west to Arizona”; “situated west of Boston”
west
(noun) a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
West, Occident
(noun) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
West, western United States
(noun) the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
West, Benjamin West
(noun) English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
West, Mae West
(noun) United States film actress (1892-1980)
West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield
(noun) British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
west, due west, westward
(noun) the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
west
(noun) the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
west (uncountable)
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
Adjective
west
Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
(meteorology) Of wind: from the west.
Of or pertaining to the west; western.
From the West; occidental.
(ecclesiastial) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the part containing the chancel and choir.
Adverb
west (not comparable)
Towards the west; westwards.
Verb
west (third-person singular simple present wests, present participle westing, simple past and past participle wested)
To move to the west; (of the sun) to set. [from 15th c.]
Anagrams
• Stew, Tews, ewts, stew, tews, wets
Proper noun
West
The Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe.
(historical) the Western Bloc (the noncommunist countries of Europe and America)
(US) The Western United States in the 19th century era of terrestrial expansion; the Wild West.
The western states of the United States.
The European Union; a Western Region that is primarily an economic and political Bloc that covers 27 member states.
Regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation.
The western part of any region.
The one of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or at the left of a diagram.
A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
A surname for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.
Anagrams
• Stew, Tews, ewts, stew, tews, wets
Source: Wiktionary
West, n. Etym: [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west, westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw. vest, vester, vestan, Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr. Vesper, Visigoth.]
1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east. And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath. Bryant.
2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west.
3. Specifically: (a) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident. (b) (U. S. Hist. & Geog.) Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article. West by north, West by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11 -- West northwest, West southwest, that point which lies 22Illust. of Compass.
West, a.
Definition: Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west. This shall be your west border. Num. xxxiv. 6. West end, the fashionable part of London, commencing from the east, at Charing Cross.
West, adv. Etym: [AS. west.]
Definition: Westward.
West, v. i.
1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Obs.] "The hot sun gan to west." Chaucer.
2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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