west
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1.0
- adjective
- /wɛst/
:
al oeste
- Soldiers had forced the line of people west, out from their Mississippi homeland.
- move west
- go west
- miles west
that voice said. Go West young man, go West.
- that voice said. Go West young man, go West.
- And as the Russian proverb goes, go West, my friend, go West.
- We're heading West and I'm sorry, east.
Examples
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It's moving west across Europe.
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A long, pent-up desire to move west burst into the phenomenon that became known as the Oregon Trail.
Academic text (2011) -
If we ride west, we must strike the canal.
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A field, about ten miles west.
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To do this, they would go West to the vast desert spaces.
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Shortly after they started traveling west again, they came to a fairly large, fast stream.
Fiction book (1990) -
Uneasy, he walked into the light, turning his steps west toward the ice-shrouded mountains.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Beyond those mountains," he said, looking west toward the high peaks indistinct in the summer haze.
Fiction book (1990) -
Returning to Truro, we have a choice: east to Cape Breton, or west to New Brunswick and beyond.
Academic text (1999) -
When you leave his neighborhood and go west, the road takes you downtown.
Synonyms
9
1.2
The direction straight to the west on a compass
4
2.7
Moving toward the west
1
3.1
In a westward direction
Antonyms
Compounds
85
5.3
An area of land west of the Jordan River between Israel and Jordan where mainly Palestinians live
78
3.3
The western coastal area of the United States that includes California, Oregon, and Washington
31
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
11
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
5
5.1
The western part of Berlin controlled by the United States, Britain, and France until 1990
- Archaic
1
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
1
5.0
Islands in the eastern Caribbean that are part of France, like Guadeloupe and Martinique
- US
1
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 as an adjective or adverb means 'toward' or 'facing' the west and comes from the same old root, which is why related words like western and westward all point to moving toward the place where the sun sets.