west
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|Q679}}The direction [[opposite]] to that of the earth's [[rotation]], specifically 270°.
- The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof. {{defdate|circa 1300}}
- {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating [[ad orientem]].
Adjective
- Situated or lying in or toward the west; [[westward]].
- {{lb|en|meteorology}} Of [[wind]]: from the west.
- Of or pertaining to the west; [[western]].
- From the West; [[occidental]].
- {{lb|en|ecclesiastical}} Designating, or situated in, the liturgical west, that part of a [[church]] which is opposite to, and farthest from, the part containing the [[chancel]].
Adverb
- [[towards|Towards]] the west; [[westwards]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[move]] to the west; (of the [[sun]]), to [[set]]. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}
Proper noun
- Any of various particular [[region]]s named for the [[cardinal direction]] in which they lie.
- One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.
- {{lb|en|countable}} A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
- {{lb|en|countable}} {{surname|en|from=Middle English}} for a newcomer from the [[west]], or someone who lived to the west of a village.
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