| ADJECTIVE | all | west | situated in or facing or moving toward the west |
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| NOUN | location | West, Occident | the countries of (originally / originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America |
| relation | west, due west, westward, W | the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees | |
| location | West, western United States | the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River | |
| relation | west | the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point | |
| person | West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield | British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) | |
| person | West, Mae West | United States film actress (1892-1980) | |
| person | West, Benjamin West | English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) | |
| location | west | a location in the western part of a country, region, or city | |
| ADVERB | all | west | to, toward, or in the west |
| Sounds | weh'st | |
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| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | situated in or facing or moving toward the west. | |
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| Narrower | westbound, westerly, westward | Moving toward the west |
| westerly, western | Of wind | |
| western | lying toward or situated in the west | |
| westernmost, westmost | farthest to the west | |
| westside | Of the western part of a city | |
| Opposite | east | situated in or facing or moving toward the east |
| Spanish | del oeste, occidental | |
| Catalan | del oest, occidental | |
| Adverbs | westerly | toward the west |
| westerly | from the west | |
| Meaning | The countries of (originally / originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America. | |
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| Synonym | Occident | |
| Instance of | region | A large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth |
| Attributes | western | Relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts |
| Parts | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
| North America | A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama | |
| South America | A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama | |
| Spanish | Occidente | |
| Meaning | The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees. | |
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| Synonyms | due west, westward, W | |
| Broader | cardinal compass point | One of the four main compass points |
| Spanish | oeste | |
| Catalan | oest, ponent | |
| Meaning | The direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point. | |
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| Broader | direction | The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves |
| Spanish | oeste | |
| Catalan | oest | |
| Meaning | British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983). | |
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| Synonyms | Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Spanish | Rebecca West | |
| Catalan | Rebecca West | |
| Meaning | United States film actress (1892-1980). | |
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| Synonym | Mae West | |
| Instance of | actress | A female actor |
| comedienne | A female comedian | |
| Spanish | Mae West | |
| Catalan | Mae West | |
| Meaning | English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820). | |
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| Synonym | Benjamin West | |
| Instance of | painter | An artist who paints / paints |
| Spanish | Benjamin West | |
| Catalan | Benjamin West | |
| Meaning | A location in the western part of a country, region, or city. | |
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| Broader | location | A point or extent in space |
| Spanish | occidente | |
| Catalan | occident | |
| Meaning | To, toward, or in the west. | |
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