east
/iːst/
noun
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One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E.
adjective
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Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
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Wind from the east
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Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
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From the East; oriental.
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Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
“the east front of a cathedral”
adverb
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Towards the east; eastwards
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