East
31east — n., adj., & adv. n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes (cardinal point 90° to the right of north). b the compass point corresponding to this. c the direction in which this lies. 2 (usu. the East) a the regions or… …
32east — east1 [ ist ] noun uncount *** the direction that is in front of you when you are facing the rising sun, and is usually at the right on a map: driving from east to west a. the east the part of a country, region, or place that is in the east: They …
33east — 1 /i:st/ abbreviation E noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the direction from which the sun rises, that is on the right of a person facing north: The mountains in the east get a lot of snow. | Which way is east? | to the east (of): The sky to the… …
34east — I UK [iːst] / US [ɪst] noun [uncountable] *** 1) a) the direction that is in front of you when you are facing the rising sun, and is usually on the right on a map driving from east to west Which way is east? b) the east the part of a country,… …
35east*/*/*/ — [iːst] noun I 1) [U] the direction that is in front of you when you are facing the rising sun driving from east to west[/ex] 2) the east [singular] the part of a place that is in the east They live in the east of the city.[/ex] Most of the region …
36east — I adj., adv. east of II n. 1) in, to the east 2) (AE) back east ( in the eastern part of the US ) 3) (BE) out east ( in, to Asia ) 4) the Far; Middle; Near east USAGE NOTE: The Far East refers to the countries of eastern Asia. The Middle East… …
37east — (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Situated to the east] Syn. Eastern, eastward, in the east, on the east side of, toward the sunrise, east side, lying toward the east, situated toward the east, Easterly, Easternmost, eastmost. 2. [Going toward the east]… …
38east — [[t]ist[/t]] n. 1) geo naut. navig. a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north abbr.:E 2) geo the direction in which this point lies 3) (usu. cap.) a region or territory situated in this direction 4) geg the East a) the continent… …
39east — /ist / (say eest) noun 1. a cardinal point of the compass (90 degrees to the right of north), corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to rise. 2. the direction in which this point lies. –adjective 3. lying towards or situated in the east …
40East — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The Eastern part of the United States] Syn. the Eastern states, the Atlantic seaboard, the Eastern seaboard, East Coast, land east of the Alleghenies, land east of the Appalachians, land east of the Mississippi, the Northeast …
