ALL meanings of east
east
E e - adverb east to the east 1
- noun east to the east of sth 1
- noun east in an easterly direction from sth 1
- adjective east of the east 1
- noun east a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E. 1
- noun east the direction in which this point lies. 1
- noun east (usually initial capital letter) a quarter or territory situated in this direction. 1
- noun east the East, the parts of Asia collectively lying east of Europe and including Asia Minor, Syria, Arabia, India, China, etc.; the Orient. the Far East. (formerly) the Soviet Union and its allies. the part of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River. the part of the U.S. east of the Allegheny Mountains. New England. Ancient and Medieval History. the Eastern Roman Empire. 1
- adjective east directed or proceeding toward the east. 1
- adjective east coming from the east: an east wind. 1
- adjective east lying toward or situated in the east: the east side. 1
- adjective east Ecclesiastical. being at the end of the church where the high altar is: an east window. 1
- adverb east to, toward, or in the east: an island located east of Sumatra; He went east. 1
- noun Definition of east in Technology A Eureka project developing a software engineering platform. 1
- noun east The direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself. 1
- noun east direction, compass point 1
- noun east the Orient 1
- uncountable noun east The east is the direction which you look towards in the morning in order to see the sun rise. 0
- singular noun east The east of a place, country, or region is the part which is in the east. 0
- adverb east If you go east, you travel towards the east. 0
- adverb east Something that is east of a place is positioned to the east of it. 0
- adjective east The east edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the east. 0
- adjective east East is used in the names of some countries, states, and regions in the east of a larger area 0
- adjective east An east wind is a wind that blows from the east. 0
- singular noun east The East is used to refer to the southern and eastern part of Asia, including India, China, and Japan. 0
- noun east one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 90° clockwise from north and 180° from west 0
- noun east the direction along a parallel towards the sunrise, at 90° to north; the direction of the earth's rotation 0
- noun east the player or position at the table corresponding to east on the compass 0
- adjective east situated in, moving towards, or facing the east 0
- adjective east (esp of the wind) from the east 0
- adverb east in, to, or towards the east 0
- adverb east (of the wind) from the east 0
- noun east the continent of Asia regarded as culturally distinct from Europe and the West; the Orient 0
- noun east the countries under Communist rule and formerly under Communist rule, lying mainly in the E hemisphere 0
- noun east the area north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi 0
- noun east the area north of Maryland and east of the Alleghenies 0
- adjective east of or denoting the eastern part of a specified country, area, etc 0
- adjective east (as part of a name) 0
- noun east the direction to the right of a person facing north; direction in which sunrise occurs: it is properly the point on the horizon at which the center of the sun rises at the equinox 0
- noun east the point on a compass at 90°, directly opposite west 0
- noun east a region or district in or toward this direction 0
- adjective east in, of, to, toward, or facing the east 0
- adjective east from the east 0
- adjective east designating the eastern part of a continent, country, etc. 0
- adjective east in, of, or toward the altar of a church 0
- adverb east in or toward the east; in an easterly direction 0