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English Dictionary: west	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for west
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
west adv to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston" adj situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: east] n the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America Synonym(s): West, Occident the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees Synonym(s): west, due west, westward, W the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River Synonym(s): West, western United States the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) Synonym(s): West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield United States film actress (1892-1980) Synonym(s): West, Mae West English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) Synonym(s): West, Benjamin West a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, 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. This shall be your west border. --Num. xxxiv. 6. {West end}, the fashionable part of London, commencing from the east, at Charing Cross.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, n. [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west, westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw. vest, vester, vestan, Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr. [?]. [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Vesper}, {Visigoth}.] 1. 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. And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath. --Bryant. 2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west. 3. Specifically: (a) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident. (b) (U. S. Hist. & Geog.) Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article. {West by north}, {West by south}, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11[frac14][deg] to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west. {West northwest}, {West southwest}, that point which lies 22[frac12][deg] to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See Illust. of {Compass}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, v. i. 1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Obs.] [bd]The hot sun gan to west.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, adv. [AS. west.] Westward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
West \West\, a. (Eccl.) 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
West, MS (town, FIPS 78680) Location: 33.19812 N, 89.78142 W Population (1990): 184 (105 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39192 West, TX (city, FIPS 77332) Location: 31.80321 N, 97.09283 W Population (1990): 2515 (1159 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76691