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west

/wɛst/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

West means: situated in or facing or moving toward the west.

Synonyms for west17

noun, as in British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield

noun, as in the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

due west, westward, W

noun, as in the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

Western world, Occident

noun, as in the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

western United States

noun, as in United States film actress (1892-1980)

Mae West

noun, as in English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

Benjamin West

adjective, as in situated in or facing or moving toward the west

westbound, westerly, westward, western, westernmost, westmost, westside

Opposites of west

east

What does west mean?10

adjective

1

situated in or facing or moving toward the west

noun

1

British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

2

the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees

3

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

4

the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

5

United States film actress (1892-1980)

6

English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

7

the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

8

a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

adverb

1

to, toward, or in the west“we moved west to Arizona”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with west?51

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 51 rhymes for west, grouped by syllable

West in a sentence

  • There are four cardinal points: north, south, east and west.carlosalberto
  • There are three gates facing east, west, and north.CM
  • Turning to the west, he saw that the sun had disappeared.books
  • There are four cardinal directions: north, south, east and west.doemaar14
  • The cardinal directions are: north, south, east, and west.wallebot
  • Were the sun to rise in the west, she would not change her resolution.unknown
  • The horse, feeling it was finally free, began trotting west.marcelostockle
  • When the sun goes down in the west, the lazy man works the best.unknown

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Forms of west

as a noun

plural
wests