West Glossary | Dictionary definition of West [define: West]

10 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  West \West\, adv. [AS. west.]
     Westward.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  West \West\, v. i.
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     1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Obs.] "The hot
        sun gan to west." --Chaucer.
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     2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or
        south toward the west.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  West \West\, n. [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west,
     westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw. vest, vester, vestan,
     Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr. ?.
     ????. Cf. {Vesper}, {Visigoth}.]
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     1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at
        the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth;
        that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which
        is in a direction at right angles to that of north and
        south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the
        point directly opposite to east.
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              And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath.
                                                    --Bryant.
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     2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to
        some other country or region, is situated in the direction
        toward the west.
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     3. Specifically:
        (a) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it
            having been discovered by sailing westward from
            Europe; the Occident.
        (b) (U. S. Hist. & Geog.) Formerly, that part of the
            United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now,
            commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi
            river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian
            Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite
            article.
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     {West by north}, {West by south}, according to the notation
        of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg]
        to the north or south, respectively, of the point due
        west.
  
     {West northwest}, {West southwest}, that point which lies
        221/2[deg] to the north or south of west, or halfway
        between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See
        Illust. of {Compass}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  West \West\, a.
     1. Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a
        western direction from the point of observation or
        reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the
        west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east
        and west line; a west wind blows from the west.
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              This shall be your west border.       --Num. xxxiv.
                                                    6.
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     2. (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church
        which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the
        part containing the chancel and choir.
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     {West end}, the fashionable part of London, commencing from
        the east, at Charing Cross.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  west
       adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: {east}]
       n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including)
            North and South America [syn: {Occident}]
       2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {due
          west}, {W}]
       3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the
          Mississippi River [syn: {western United States}]
       4: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {Rebecca
          West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel Fairfield}]
       5: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: {Mae West}]
       6: English painter (born in America) who became the second
          president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: {Benjamin
          West}]
       adv : to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "west":
     W, antarctic, arctic, austral, boreal, cardinal points,
     compass card, compass rose, degrees, east, eastbound, easter,
     easterly, eastermost, eastern, easternmost, eastward, half points,
     hyperborean, lubber line, meridional, north, northbound, northeast,
     northeasterly, northeastern, norther, northerly, northern,
     northernmost, northward, northwest, northwesterly, northwestern,
     occident, occidental, orient, oriental, quarter points, rhumb,
     south, southbound, southeast, southeasterly, southeastern, souther,
     southerly, southern, southernmost, southward, southwest,
     southwesterly, southwestern, sunrise, sunset, westabout, westbound,
     wester, westerly, western, westernly, westernmost, westward,
     westwardly, westwards
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "West":
     Africa, America, Antipodes, Asia, Asia Major, Asia Minor,
     Australasia, Dixie, Dixieland, Down East, East, East Coast,
     Eastern Hemisphere, Eurasia, Europe, Far East, Levant,
     Middle Atlantic, Middle East, Middle West, Near East, New England,
     New World, North, North Central region, Northeast, Northwest,
     Occident, Oceania, Old World, Orient, Pacific Northwest, South,
     Southeast, Southwest, Sunbelt, West Coast, Western Hemisphere,
     Yankeeland, continent, down under, eastland, landmass, northland,
     the Coast, the old country, westland, wild West
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  West, MS (town, FIPS 78680)
    Location: 33.19812 N, 89.78142 W
    Population (1990): 184 (105 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 39192
  West, TX (city, FIPS 77332)
    Location: 31.80321 N, 97.09283 W
    Population (1990): 2515 (1159 housing units)
    Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 76691

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  West, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    2692
     Housing Units (2000): 1143
     Land area (2000):     1.555073 sq. miles (4.027621 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.555073 sq. miles (4.027621 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            77332
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             31.803369 N, 97.093106 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     76691
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      West, TX
      West
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  West, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
     Population (2000):    220
     Housing Units (2000): 113
     Land area (2000):     0.557537 sq. miles (1.444013 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.557537 sq. miles (1.444013 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            78680
     Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
     Location:             33.197266 N, 89.779288 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     39192
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      West, MS
      West