west
/wɛst/IPA: /W EH1 S T/
noun
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One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
verb
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To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.
adjective
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Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
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Of wind: from the west.
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Of or pertaining to the west; western.
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From the West; occidental.
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(ecclesiastial) 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.
adverb
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Towards the west; westwards.
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