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west
1[west]
noun
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. W
the direction in which this point lies.
(usually initial capital letter)a region or territory situated in this direction, especially the western part of the U.S., as distinguished from the East.
a vacation trip through the West.
the West,
the western part of the world, as distinguished from the East or Orient; the Occident.
the non-Communist countries of Western Europe and the Americas.
adjective
directed or proceeding toward the west.
coming from the west.
a west wind.
lying toward or situated in the west.
Ecclesiastical.designating, lying toward, or in that part of a church opposite to and farthest from the altar.
adverb
to, toward, or in the west.
The car headed west.
from the west.
The wind blew west.
West
2[west]
noun
Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
Jerome Alan Jerry, born 1938, U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
Mae, 1893–1980, U.S. actress.
Nathanael Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein, 1902?–40, U.S. novelist.
Paul, 1930–2015, U.S. poet, essayist, and novelist, born in England.
Dame Rebecca Cicily Isabel Fairfield Andrews, 1892–1983, English novelist, journalist, and critic, born in Ireland.
West.
3abbreviation
western.
west
1/ ɛ /
noun
one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 270° clockwise from north and 180° from east
the direction along a parallel towards the sunset, at 270° clockwise from north
(often capital) any area lying in or towards the west
cards (usually capital) the player or position at the table corresponding to west on the compass
adjective
situated in, moving towards, or facing the west
(esp of the wind) from the west
adverb
in, to, or towards the west
archaic(of the wind) from the west
informal
to be lost or destroyed irrevocably
to die
West
2/ ɛ /
noun
the western part of the world contrasted historically and culturally with the East or Orient; the Occident
(formerly) the non-Communist countries of Europe and America contrasted with the Communist states of the East Compare East
that part of the US lying approximately to the west of the Mississippi
(during the Colonial period) the region outside the 13 colonies, lying mainly to the west of the Alleghenies
(in the ancient and medieval world) the Western Roman Empire and, later, the Holy Roman Empire
adjective
of or denoting the western part of a specified country, area, etc
( as part of a name )
the West Coast
ˈ±
3/ ɛ /
noun
Benjamin. 1738–1820, US painter, in England from 1763
Kanye , born 1977, US rap singer and producer; his albums include The College Dropout (2004) and Graduation (2007)
Mae. 1892–1980, US film actress
Nathanael, real name Nathan Weinstein. 1903–40, US novelist: author of Miss Lonely-Hearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939)
Dame Rebecca, real name Cicily Isabel Andrews (é Fairfield ). 1892–1983, British journalist, novelist, and critic
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of west1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of west1
Example Sentences
Around 100 people turn up at an anti-racism protest in west Belfast, which passes off peacefully.
Both men were connected to the Lyons family, a major organised crime group based in the west of Scotland.
Bereaved families, survivors and local residents will come together in west London this weekend to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
On Friday morning, the area around MacArthur Park, a longtime immigrant hub west of downtown, was noticeably quieter than usual.
Along with Williams, former police officer Jeremy Hunt, 55, of Horne in Surrey, and Jacob Willmer, 39, from Richmond, west London, did not indicate a plea.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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