Found 10 hits - Term: west, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
west \west\, adv. as. west.
westward.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
west \west\, v. i.
1913 webster
1. to pass to the west; to set, as the sun. obs. "the hot
sun gan to west." --chaucer.
1913 webster
2. to turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or
south toward the west.
1913 webster
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
west \west\, n. as. west, adv.; akin to d. west, g. west,
westen, ohg. westan, icel. vestr, sw. vest, vester, vestan,
dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to l. vesper evening, gr. ?.
????. cf. vesper, visigoth.
1913 webster
1. the point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at
the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth;
that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which
is in a direction at right angles to that of north and
south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the
point directly opposite to east.
1913 webster
and fresh from the west is the free wind's breath.
--bryant.
1913 webster
2. a country, or region of country, which, with regard to
some other country or region, is situated in the direction
toward the west.
1913 webster
3. specifically:
a the westen hemisphere, or the new world so called, it
having been discovered by sailing westward from
europe; the occident.
b u. s. hist. geog. formerly, that part of the
united states west of the alleghany mountains; now,
commonly, the whole region west of the mississippi
river; esp., that part which is north of the indian
territory, new mexico, etc. usually with the definite
article.
1913 webster
west by north, west by south, according to the notation
of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4deg
to the north or south, respectively, of the point due
west.
west northwest, west southwest, that point which lies
221/2deg to the north or south of west, or halfway
between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. see
illust. of compass.
1913 webster
see also:
vesper visigoth west by north west by south west northwest west southwest
compass
- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
west \west\, a.
1. lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a
western direction from the point of observation or
reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the
west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east
and west line; a west wind blows from the west.
1913 webster
this shall be your west border. --num. xxxiv.
6.
1913 webster
2. eccl. 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.
webster 1913 suppl.
west end, the fashionable part of london, commencing from
the east, at charing cross.
1913 webster
see also:
west end
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
west
adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the west ant: east
n 1: the countries of originally europe and now including
north and south america syn: occident
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees syn: due
west, w
3: the region of the united states lying to the west of the
mississippi river syn: western united states
4: british writer born in ireland 1892-1983 syn: rebecca
west, dame rebecca west, cicily isabel fairfield
5: united states film actress 1892-1980 syn: mae west
6: english painter born in america who became the second
president of the royal academy 1738-1820 syn: benjamin
west
adv : to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to arizona"
see also:
east occident due west w western united states rebecca west
dame rebecca west cicily isabel fairfield mae west benjamin west
- [6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
65 moby thesaurus words for "west":
w, antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points,
compass card, compass rose, degrees, east, eastbound, easter,
easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, half points,
hyperborean, lubber line, meridional, north, northbound, northeast,
northeasterly, northeastern, norther, northerly, northern,
northernmost, northward, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern,
occident, occidental, orient, oriental, quarter points, rhumb,
south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, souther,
southerly, southern, southernmost, southward, southwest,
southwesterly, southwestern, sunrise, sunset, westabout, westbound,
wester, westerly, western, westernly, westernmost, westward,
westwardly, westwards
- [7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
48 moby thesaurus words for "west":
africa, america, antipodes, asia, asia major, asia minor,
australasia, dixie, dixieland, down east, east, east coast,
eastern hemisphere, eurasia, europe, far east, levant,
middle atlantic, middle east, middle west, near east, new england,
new world, north, north central region, northeast, northwest,
occident, oceania, old world, orient, pacific northwest, south,
southeast, southwest, sunbelt, west coast, western hemisphere,
yankeeland, continent, down under, eastland, landmass, northland,
the coast, the old country, westland, wild west
- [8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
west, ms town, fips 78680
location: 33.19812 n, 89.78142 w
population 1990: 184 105 housing units
area: 1.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 39192
west, tx city, fips 77332
location: 31.80321 n, 97.09283 w
population 1990: 2515 1159 housing units
area: 3.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 76691
- [9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
west, tx -- u.s. city in texas
population 2000: 2692
housing units 2000: 1143
land area 2000: 1.555073 sq. miles 4.027621 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.555073 sq. miles 4.027621 sq. km
fips code: 77332
located within: texas tx, fips 48
location: 31.803369 n, 97.093106 w
zip codes 1990: 76691
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
west, tx
west
- [10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
west, ms -- u.s. town in mississippi
population 2000: 220
housing units 2000: 113
land area 2000: 0.557537 sq. miles 1.444013 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.557537 sq. miles 1.444013 sq. km
fips code: 78680
located within: mississippi ms, fips 28
location: 33.197266 n, 89.779288 w
zip codes 1990: 39192
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
west, ms
west
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