English to English
West
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adjective (a)
- 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.(adjective)source: webster1913
- 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.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point(noun.linkdef)source: wordnet30
- British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)(noun.person)source: wordnet30
- a location in the western part of a country, region, or city(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- to, toward, or in the west(adv.all)Example:
We moved west to Arizona.
Situated west of Boston.
source: wordnet30 - Westward.(adverb)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.(verb)source: webster1913
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