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west
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Meanings
noun
  • the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction.
    E.g. the evening sun glowed from the west
  • the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.
    E.g. it will become windy in the west
  • the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East.
    E.g. West butts in with a bid of three spades
adjective
  • lying towards, near, or facing the west.
    E.g. the west coast
  • of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants.
    E.g. West Africa
adverb
  • to or towards the west.
    E.g. he faced west and watched the sunset

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