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West

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wnounwork
westernmostFarthest west.
westboundTowards the west; in a westerly direction.
westmostFurthest to the west; most western.
westsidenounThe western side of a building, street, area etc.
due westnounthe cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
occidentnounThe Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.
westerlynoun(of wind) Coming from the west.
westernnounOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
westwardnounToward the west.

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eastnounThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.

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occidentnounThe Western world; the part of the world excluding Asia and Africa.
wnounwork
westsidenounThe western side of a building, street, area etc.
westwardnounToward the west.
westboundTowards the west; in a westerly direction.
westerlynoun(of wind) Coming from the west.
westmostFurthest to the west; most western.
westernmostFarthest west.
westernnounOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west.
due westnounthe cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
eastnounThe direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
orbitalnounOf or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
coastnounThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
stripnoun(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
spokeverbA support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
occnoun(US, banking) Initialism of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
east-westExtending on an axis from east to west.
northwesterlynoun(chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest.
northwesternnounOf or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
north-westnoun(chiefly UK) Alternative form of northwest. [The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.]

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