Definition of West

Noun

  • a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
  • English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
    - benjamin west
  • United States film actress (1892-1980)
    - mae west
  • British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
    - rebecca west - dame rebecca west - cicily isabel fairfield
  • the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point
  • the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
    - western united states
  • the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
    - due west - w
  • the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

Adjective

  • situated in or facing or moving toward the west

Adverb

  • to, toward, or in the west
    "we moved west to Arizona"
    "situated west of Boston"
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Unscramble west

17 unscramble word found using the letters west.
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