English dictionary
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English adjective: west | |||
| 1. | west situated in or facing or moving toward the west | ||
| Similar | westbound, westerly, westerly, western, western, westernmost, westmost, westside, westward | ||
| Antonyms | east | ||
English noun: West | |||
| 1. | West (location) the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America | ||
| Synonyms | Occident | ||
| Instance hypernym | region | ||
| Part holonym | Europe, North America, South America | ||
| Attribute | western | ||
| 2. | west the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | ||
| Synonyms | due west, W, westward | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cardinal compass point | ||
| 3. | West (location) the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River | ||
| Synonyms | western United States | ||
| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
| Instance hyponym | Wild West | ||
| Part holonym | Northwest, northwestern United States, Santa Fe Trail, Southwest, southwestern United States, West Coast | ||
| Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
| Attribute | western | ||
| Domain region members | butte, dry wash, ghost town, sourdough, wash | ||
| 4. | west the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction | ||
| 5. | West (person) British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) | ||
| Synonyms | Cicily Isabel Fairfield, Dame Rebecca West, Rebecca West | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 6. | West (person) United States film actress (1892-1980) | ||
| Synonyms | Mae West | ||
| Instance hypernym | actress, comedienne | ||
| 7. | West (person) English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) | ||
| Synonyms | Benjamin West | ||
| Instance hypernym | painter | ||
| 8. | west (location) a location in the western part of a country, region, or city | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | location | ||
English adverb: west | |||
| 1. | west to, toward, or in the west | ||
| Samples | We moved west to Arizona. Situated west of Boston. | ||
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