east
/iːst/IPA: /IY1 S T/
noun
- 1
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
adjective
- 1
Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
- 2
Wind from the east
- 3
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
- 4
From the East; oriental.
- 5
Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
“the east front of a cathedral”
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