| east | |
| 1. n. 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. | |
| 2. adj. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward. | |
| 3. adj. (meteorology) wind from the east | |
| 4. adj. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern. | |
| 5. adj. From the East; oriental. | |
| 6. adj. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel. | |
| the east front of a cathedral | |
| 7. adv. towards the east; eastwards | |
