west
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1.0
- noun
- /wɛst/
:
oeste
- Move to the West side of Chicago.
- the west coast
- the west side
- west side of Chicago
Certified right here from the West side streets of Atlanta, man.
- Certified right here from the West side streets of Atlanta, man.
- Move to the West side of Chicago.
- He he he's the guy that originated the sort of West Side surfer.
Examples
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There's a really cool train museum West of where I live in Illinois.
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In the event, the club that stood immediately to the west of the Reform was totally destroyed.
Academic text (1999) -
Somebody cover the west wall.
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I grew up in Chicago, in the West suburbs of Chicago.
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The whole west side of my house loses its paint job!
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In North America, it is found mainly in the West but also in the Northeast.
Academic text (2011) -
Several counties were designated in the West, and a few were located in the North.
Academic text (1990) -
Africa has its physical barriers, but the relevant geography in the West is mostly psychological and social.
Academic text (2011) -
Wooded hills rose to right and left; far to the west, the skyline of Tran crossed the sunset.
Fiction book (1992) -
The West side of Chicago has many cultural festivals throughout the year.
Synonyms
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1.0
The part of a city or building that faces west
Antonyms
Compounds
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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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3.3
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
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4.1
An American army school on the west bank of the Hudson River north of New York City
- US
17
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
8
4.3
A virus spread by mosquito bites that can make people and animals sick and sometimes cause brain infection
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5.1
The western part of Berlin controlled by the United States, Britain, and France until 1990
- Archaic
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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
- US
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3.2
A region in the north-central United States that includes states like Ohio and Illinois
- Literature
A group of British colonies in western Africa during colonial times
- Archaic
An inflatable life jacket used by pilots and crew that is shaped like a woman's chest
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
The part of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula that includes Kuala Lumpur and borders Thailand
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
An illness that makes the brain swell and can be deadly after West Nile virus infection
- Archaic
An old form of English used in speech and writing in southwest England before the Norman Conquest
- 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 also means the western part of a country or city; it has the same root meaning 'sunset', so the 'west' of a place is the part toward the setting sun.