west
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- noun
- /wɛst/
- The sun was falling to the west, sinking into a misty horizon.
- sun in the west
- east and west
- north and west
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Watch on YouTubeWe were, I think we're a country to the West of Sudan.
- We were, I think we're a country to the West of Sudan.
- And I think the east and West sort of align on this.
- So it's very hard to generalize and this West to east picture has continued.
- He was going east to West and I was going West to east.
- What the mission has told us that go find the north and West direction.
Examples
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Some of the more prominent merchants lived in the west and northern ends of town.
Academic text (1991) -
This small group was sent to the West to prevent a possible Ottoman retreat.
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Everything is moving from West towards the east.
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That aircraft came in from the west into that building.
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Because it sets in the west.
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Another army is approaching us from the west.
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The lake out here to the West is Toledo, OH.
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The sun had shifted far to the west, and the rocks threw shadows off to the left.
Fiction book (1991) -
Far off to the north and west, the mountains stood up half-encircling Omelas on her bay.
Fiction book (1991) -
The sun sets in the west, casting a beautiful glow across the sky.
Synonyms
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1.2
The direction straight to the west on a compass
Antonyms
Compounds
168
3.3
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
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5.3
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
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4.1
An American army school on the west bank of the Hudson River north of New York City
- US
46
5.3
A time in the western United States when settlers moved in and there were few laws
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1.8
A city in southeast Florida on the mainland near Palm Beach with beaches, shops, and warm weather
- Specialized
14
4.3
A virus spread by mosquito bites that can make people and animals sick and sometimes cause brain infection
7
5.1
The western part of Berlin controlled by the United States, Britain, and France until 1990
- US
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3.2
A region in the north-central United States that includes states like Ohio and Illinois
- Archaic
3
6.3
A live show with cowboys riding horses, shooting, and showing life in the old West
The western coastal region of the United States that stretches from Washington to southern California
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
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5.0
Islands in the eastern Caribbean that are part of France, like Guadeloupe and Martinique
- Specialized
1
5.2
An illness that makes the brain swell and can be deadly after West Nile virus infection
- Specialized
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7.5
A compass direction slightly west of northwest, about 292 degrees
- Archaic
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9.9
An old form of English used in speech and writing in southwest England before the Norman Conquest
- Archaic
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8.4
An inflatable life jacket used by pilots and crew that is shaped like a woman's chest
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5.4
Money used in eight West African countries, for example Senegal and Mali
- Literature
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7.3
A group of British colonies in western Africa during colonial times
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3.0
The part of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula that includes Kuala Lumpur and borders Thailand
A set of local customs, language, and feelings of people from western Britain like Cornwall and Wales
- Specialized
A group of related languages spoken mainly in northern Nigeria, including Hausa
- Specialized
A tall evergreen tree from western North America used for its wood
A small red or yellow fruit from a tropical shrub that is high in vitamin C
A tall tree with large yellow flowers with white centers that smell sweet
A tree from the West Indies with smooth, shiny wood used for fine furniture
- Archaic
A mild form of a serious disease that causes fever and skin blisters, seen historically in the West Indies
An evergreen climbing bush with fragrant white flowers and round white berries
- Specialized
A tiny germ that causes brain inflammation in people and animals and spreads by infected mosquitoes
- Archaic
The western dialect of a language no longer spoken in parts of Central Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
West comes from an old English word westan that meant 'evening' or 'sunset', because people named the direction after where the sun goes down.