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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}.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath. --Bryant. [1913 Webster] 2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {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}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] This shall be your west border. --Num. xxxiv. 6. [1913 Webster] 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {West end}, the fashionable part of London, commencing from the east, at Charing Cross. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: West \West\, adv. [AS. west.] Westward. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: West \West\, v. i. [1913 Webster] 1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Obs.] "The hot sun gan to west." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: west adv 1: to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston" adj 1: situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: {east}] n 1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America [syn: {West}, {Occident}] 2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: {west}, {due west}, {westward}, {W}] 3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [syn: {West}, {western United States}] 4: the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point 5: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West}, {Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel Fairfield}] 6: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: {West}, {Mae West}] 7: English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: {West}, {Benjamin West}] 8: a location in the western part of a country, region, or city From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: west /wɛst/ west; West