Phonetics:
/wɛst/
/wɛst/
Meanings:
noun
Definition: One of the four principal compass points, specifically 270°, conventionally directed to the left on maps; the direction of the setting sun at an equinox, abbreviated as W.
verb
Definition: To move to the west; (of the sun) to set.
adjective
Definition: Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.
Definition: Of wind: from the west.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the west; western.
Definition: From the West; occidental.
Definition: (ecclesiastial) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the part containing the chancel and choir.
adverb
Definition: Towards the west; westwards.