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East

/iːst/

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.

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📖 Definitions of "East"

noun

1
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

1
Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
2
Wind from the east
3
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
4
From the East; oriental.

adverb

1
Towards the east; eastwards

🔄 Synonyms of "East"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
easternmost	Farthest east.
eastwardnoun	Situated or directed towards the east.
eastbound	Moving or heading towards the east.
eastmost	Furthest to the east; most eastern.
due eastnoun	the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
enoun	The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.
easterlynoun	Facing the east; directed towards the east.
eastern	Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
eastsidenoun	(US) The east side of a district or city
orientnoun	(transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.

↔️ Antonyms of "East"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
westnoun	The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "East"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
easterlynoun	Facing the east; directed towards the east.
enoun	The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.
eastsidenoun	(US) The east side of a district or city
eastbound	Moving or heading towards the east.
eastmost	Furthest to the east; most eastern.
easternmost	Farthest east.
eastwardnoun	Situated or directed towards the east.
easternnoun	Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
orientnoun	(transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
due eastnoun	the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
westnoun	The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
longitudenoun	(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
arenoun	(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.
directionnoun	A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
centernoun	The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
centralnoun	Being very important, or key to something.
mediumnoun	A format for communicating or presenting information.
halfnoun	One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
middlenoun	A centre, midpoint.
environmentnoun	The natural world or ecosystem.