HyperDic: east

English > 7 senses of the word *east / East*:
ADVERB	all	east	to, toward, or in the east
ADJECTIVE	all	east	situated in or facing or moving toward the east
NOUN	relation	east, due east, eastward, E	the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
	location	East, Orient	the countries of Asia
	location	East, eastern United States	the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
	relation	east	the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
	location	east	a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city

east / East > pronunciation
Sounds	iy'st
Rhymes	beast ... yeast: 17 rhymes with iyst...

English > *east*: 7 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	situated in or facing or moving toward the east.
Narrower	eastbound, eastward	Moving toward the east
	easterly, eastern	From the east
	easterly, eastern	lying in or toward the east
	eastern	lying toward or situated in the east
	easternmost, eastmost	farthest to the east
	eastside	Of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan
Opposite	west	situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Spanish	del este, oriental
Catalan	del est, oriental
Adverbs	easterly	from the east

English > *east*: 7 senses > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees.
Synonyms	due east, eastward, E
Broader	cardinal compass point	One of the four main compass points
Spanish	este, levante, oriente
Catalan	est

English > *East*: 7 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	The countries of Asia.
Synonym	Orient
Instance of	Asia	The nations of the Asian continent collectively
Attributes	eastern	Relating to or characteristic of regions / regions of eastern parts of the world
Parts	Far East	A popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)
Spanish	Oriente, oriente
Catalan	Orient

English > *East*: 7 senses > noun 3, location
Meaning	The region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River.
Synonym	eastern United States
Instance of	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region	A demarcated area of the Earth
Attributes	eastern	Of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States
Part of	United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
Parts	Appalachians, Appalachian Mountains	A mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico
	East Coast	The eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
	Northeast, northeastern United States	The northeastern region of the United States
	Southeast, southeastern United States	The southeastern region of the United States

English > *east*: 7 senses > noun 4, relation
Meaning	The direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point.
Broader	direction	The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

English > *east*: 7 senses > noun 5, location
Meaning	A location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city.
Broader	location	A point or extent in space

English > *east*: 7 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	To, toward, or in the east.
Examples	"we travelled east for several miles" "located east of Rome"

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