1syllable
west
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Definitions ofwest
1noun
- One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
1verb
- To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.
1adjective
- Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
- Of wind: from the west.
- Of or pertaining to the west; western.
- From the West; occidental.
- (ecclesiastial) 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.
1adverb
- Towards the west; westwards.
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