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east (ēst)
noun
- 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
- the point on a compass at 90°, directly opposite west
- a region or district in or toward this direction
Etymology: ME est < OE east, akin to Ger osten, ON austr < Gmc base *aust-, dawn < IE base *awes-, to shine, dawn > L aurora, dawn, aurum, gold
adjective
- in, of, to, toward, or facing the east
- from the east an east wind
- designating the eastern part of a continent, country, etc. East Africa
- in, of, or toward the altar of a church
adverb
the East
- ☆ the eastern part of the U.S.; specif.,
- the part east of the Allegheny Mountains, from Me. through Md.
- the part east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio
- the Eastern Hemisphere; specif., Asia and the nearby islands
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
east
modif.
Situated to the east
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. Going toward the east
eastbound, eastward, easterly, to the east, toward the east, headed east, in an easterly direction. Coming from the east
easterly, westbound, headed west, out of the east, westward, westerly, tending to the west, tending toward the west.
East
n.
The eastern part of the United States
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, the Southeast, older sections of the country, Rust Belt*, Snowbelt*; see also South. see also Boston, New York, Washington.Areas in the East include: East Coast, Atlantic Coast, Boston to Washington corridor, Boston to Washington megalopolis, Appalachia, Middle Atlantic States, Maine, New England, down East, the Thirteen Colonies;
The eastern part of Eurasia
Asia, Asia Minor, Far East, Middle East, Mideast, Near East, southeast Asia, Orient, Levant, Indian subcontinent, Arabia, Mesopotamia, Siberia, Mongolia; for countries in the East, see Asia.
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Modifies a noun
- egg: He must hide all easter eggs in the garden, without Jeff catching him.
Modifying Another Word
- south: Most retail head offices are sited in London or the south east, with some in the midlands.
Modifies a noun
- coast: Some Roman coins have been found on the east coast of Ireland, brought no doubt by traders or raiders.
Used with adjective complement
- head: Find another path heading due east from here, skirting the village along the contour.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
A Boston man is the east wind made flesh.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is fromthe west, so far hath heremoved our transgressions from us.
Whether on Ida's shady brow, Or in the chambers of the East, The chambers of the sun that now From ancient melody have ceased.
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