WEST
Dictionary entry overview: What does West mean?
• WEST (noun)
The noun WEST has 6 senses:
1. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
2. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
3. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
4. British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
5. United States film actress (1892-1980)
6. English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
Familiarity information: WEST used as a noun is common.
• WEST (adjective)
The adjective WEST has 1 sense:
1. situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Familiarity information: WEST used as an adjective is very rare.
• WEST (adverb)
The adverb WEST has 1 sense:
1. to, toward, or in the west
Familiarity information: WEST used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WEST (noun)
Meaning:
The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Occident; West
Instance hypernyms:
region (a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth)
Attribute:
western (relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world)
Meaning:
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Synonyms:
due west; westward; W; west
Hypernyms ("west" is a kind of...):
cardinal compass point (one of the four main compass points)
Meaning:
The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
western United States; West
Hypernyms ("West" is a kind of...):
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (parts of "West"):
Santa Fe Trail (a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century)
Southwest; southwestern United States (the southwestern region of the United States)
Northwest; northwestern United States (the northwestern region of the United States)
West Coast (the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California)
Attribute:
western (of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River)
Domain member region:
butte (a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides)
dry wash; wash (the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon))
sourdough (a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska))
ghost town (a deserted settlement (especially in Western United States))
Instance hyponyms:
Wild West (the western United States during its frontier period)
Holonyms ("West" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (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; achieved independence in 1776)
Meaning:
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Rebecca West; Dame Rebecca West; Cicily Isabel Fairfield; West
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Meaning:
United States film actress (1892-1980)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Mae West; West
Instance hypernyms:
actress (a female actor)
comedienne (a female comedian)
Meaning:
English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benjamin West; West
Instance hypernyms:
painter (an artist who paints)
• WEST (adjective)
Meaning:
Situated in or facing or moving toward the west
Similar:
westbound; westerly; westward (moving toward the west)
western (lying toward or situated in the west)
westerly; western (of wind; from the west)
westerly; western (lying in or toward the west)
westernmost; westmost (farthest to the west)
westside (of the western part of a city)
Antonym:
east (situated in or facing or moving toward the east)
• WEST (adverb)
Meaning:
To, toward, or in the west
Context examples:
we moved west to Arizona / situated west of Boston
