West Definition
wĕst
noun
The direction to the left of a person facing north; direction in which sunset occurs: it is properly the point on the horizon at which the center of the sun sets at the equinox.
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The point on a compass at 270°, directly opposite east.
Webster's New World
The direction opposite to the direction of the earth's axial rotation.
American Heritage
A region or district in or toward this direction.
Webster's New World
The western part of the earth, especially Europe and the Western Hemisphere.
American Heritage
pronoun
Regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation.
Wiktionary
The Western world; the regions, primarily situated in the Western Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Europe.
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The western states of the United States.
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(historical) The Western Bloc (the noncommunist countries of Europe and America)
Wiktionary
(US) The Western United States in the 19th century era of terrestrial expansion; the Wild West.
Wiktionary
adjective
In, of, to, toward, or facing the west.
Webster's New World
From the west.
A west wind.
Webster's New World
Designating the W part of a continent, country, etc.
West Africa.
Webster's New World
In, of, or toward that part of a church directly opposite the altar.
Webster's New World
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verb
To move to the west; (of the sun) to set. [from 15th c.]
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to West
- the West
Origin of West
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From Old English west, from Proto-Germanic *westą. Compare West Frisian and Dutch west, German West, Danish vest.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English wes-pero- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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