west
noun
1 West
The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America.
synonym: Occident.
2 west
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees.
synonyms: due west, W, westward.
Dutch: Occident, Westen, avondland, occident, westen
Polish: zachód
3 West
The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River.
synonym: western United States.
4 west
The direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point.
Dutch: westen, west
5 West
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983).
synonyms: Cicily Isabel Fairfield, Dame Rebecca West, Rebecca West.
6 West
United States film actress (1892-1980).
synonym: Mae West.
7 West
English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820).
synonym: Benjamin West.
8 west
A location in the western part of a country, region, or city.
Dutch: Westen
Polish: zachód
Roget 236: laterality†; side, flank, quarter, lee; hand; cheek, jowl, jole†, wing; profile; temple, parietes [Lat.], loin, ... show more
Roget 278: direction, bearing, course, vector; set, drift, tenor; tendency etc. 176; incidence; bending, trending etc. ... show more
adjective
1 west
Situated in or facing or moving toward the west.
adverb
1 west
To, toward, or in the west.
Moby thesaurus: Africa, America, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor, Australasia, Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast, Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Europe, Far East, Levant, Middle Atlantic, Middle East, Middle West ... show more.
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