English to English
east
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adjective (a)
- Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel; as, the east front of a cathedral.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point(noun.linkdef)source: wordnet30
- a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise 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 which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- to, toward, or in the east(adv.all)Example:
We travelled east for several miles.
Located east of Rome.
source: wordnet30 - Eastward.(adverb)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.(verb)source: webster1913
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