West (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set. Abbreviation: W
  2. the direction in which this point lies.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  1. directed or proceeding toward the west.
  2. coming from the west: a west wind.
  3. lying toward or situated in the west.
  4. designating, lying toward, or in that part of a church opposite to and farthest from the altar.
adverb
  1. to, toward, or in the west: The car headed west.
  2. from the west: The wind blew west.
Idioms
  1. to die.
noun
  1. U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
  2. U.S. basketball player, coach, and executive.
  3. U.S. actress.
  4. U.S. novelist.
  5. U.S. poet, essayist, and novelist, born in England.
  6. English novelist, journalist, and critic, born in Ireland.
abbreviation
  1. western.
noun
  1. one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 270° clockwise from north and 180° from east
  2. the direction along a parallel towards the sunset, at 270° clockwise from north
  3. any area lying in or towards the west
  4. the player or position at the table corresponding to west on the compass
adjective
  1. situated in, moving towards, or facing the west
  2. (esp of the wind) from the west
adverb
  1. in, to, or towards the west
  2. (of the wind) from the west
  3. go west informal
    • to be lost or destroyed irrevocably
    • to die
noun the West
  1. the western part of the world contrasted historically and culturally with the East or Orient; the Occident
  2. (formerly) the non-Communist countries of Europe and America contrasted with the Communist states of the East
  3. (in the US)
    • 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
  4. (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)
noun
  1. Benjamin. 1738–1820, US painter, in England from 1763
  2. Kanye, born 1977, US rap singer and producer; his albums include The College Dropout (2004) and Graduation (2007)
  3. Mae. 1892–1980, US film actress
  4. Nathanael, real name Nathan Weinstein. 1903–40, US novelist: author of Miss Lonely-Hearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939)
  5. Dame Rebecca, real name Cicily Isabel Andrews (née Fairfield). 1892–1983, British journalist, novelist, and critic
West (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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