| west | |
| 1. n. 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. | |
| 2. adj. Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward. | |
| 3. adj. (meteorology) Of wind: from the west. | |
| 4. adj. Of or pertaining to the west; western. | |
| 5. adj. From the West; occidental. | |
| 6. adj. (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. | |
| 7. adv. Towards the west; westwards. | |
| 8. v. To move to the west; (of the sun) to set. | |
