east

east
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 live in the east of the city.
Most of the region's forests are in the east.
the East
1. ) AMERICAN the eastern part of the U.S., especially the states east of the Mississippi and north of Washington, D.C.
2. ) the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan
3. ) the countries in the eastern part of Europe
east
east 2 [ ist ] adverb
toward the east:
Drive east until you come to the river.
Her house faces east.
east of (=at a distance to the east): She lives 40 miles east of Chicago.
east
east 3 [ ist ] adjective
1. ) in the east, or facing toward the east:
the east side of the house
East Africa
2. ) an east wind blows from the east

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • East — ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • East — East, a. 1. Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Designating, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • East — East, v. i. To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • East — East, adv. Eastward. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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