'West' definitions:

Definition of 'west'

(from WordNet)
adverb
To, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"
adjective
Situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: east]
noun
The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America [syn: West, Occident]
noun
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: west, due west, westward, W]
noun
The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [syn: West, western United States]
noun
The direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
noun
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield]
noun
United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: West, Mae West]
noun
English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: West, Benjamin West]
noun
A location in the western part of a country, region, or city

Definition of 'West'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'West'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 111/4[deg] to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west.
  • West northwest, West southwest, that point which lies 221/2[deg] to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See Illust. of Compass. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'West'

From: GCIDE
  • West \West\, adv. [AS. west.] Westward. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'West'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'West'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Synonyms of 'west'

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West, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

West, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

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