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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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