'East' definitions:

Definition of 'east'

(from WordNet)
adverb
To, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome"
adjective
Situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant: west]
noun
The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: east, due east, eastward, E]
noun
The countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient]
noun
The region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River [syn: East, eastern United States]
noun
The direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
noun
A location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city

Definition of 'East'

From: GCIDE
  • East \East\ ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. ["o]st, ["o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. 'hw`s, "e`os, 'a`yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L. urere. [root]149, 288. Cf. Aurora, Easter, Sterling.]
  • 1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise 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 which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west. [1913 Webster]
  • The east began kindle. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East. [1913 Webster]
  • The gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (U. S. Hist. and Geog.) Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West. [1913 Webster]
  • East by north, East by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg] to the north or south, respectively, of the point due east.
  • East-northeast, East-southeast, that which lies 221/2[deg] to the north or south of east, or half way between east and northeast or southeast, respectively. See Illust. of Compass. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'East'

From: GCIDE
  • East \East\, a.
  • 1. Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel; as, the east front of a cathedral. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'East'

From: GCIDE
  • East \East\, adv. Eastward. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'East'

From: GCIDE
  • East \East\, v. i. To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'east'

From: Easton
  • East
  • The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus "the east country" is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais (Zech. 8:7).
  • (2). Properly what is in front of one, or a country that is before or in front of another; the rendering of the word _kedem_. In pointing out the quarters, a Hebrew always looked with his face toward the east. The word _kedem_ is used when the four quarters of the world are described (Gen. 13:14; 28:14); and _mizrah_ when the east only is distinguished from the west (Josh. 11:3; Ps. 50:1; 103:12, etc.). In Gen. 25:6 "eastward" is literally "unto the land of kedem;" i.e., the lands lying east of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia, etc.

Synonyms of 'East'

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Synonyms of 'east'

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