east

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east
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Meanings
noun
  • the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself.
    E.g. a gale was blowing from the east
  • the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town.
    E.g. a factory in the east of the city
  • the player sitting to the left of North and partnering West.
    E.g. East passes and you respond one heart
adjective
  • lying towards, near, or facing the east.
    E.g. the hospital's east wing
  • of or denoting the eastern part of a specified region, town, or country.
    E.g. East Fife
adverb
  • to or towards the east.
    E.g. travelling east, he met two men

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