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Look up: West

  1. West
    West is a township in Effingham County Illinois, USA West is a city in McLennan County Texas, USA West is a township in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, USA West is a township in Columbiana County Ohio, USA West is a town in Holmes County Mississippi, USA West is a township in Marshall County Indiana, USA West is a township in McLean County Illinois, USA
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/GX

  2. West
    [adj] - situated in or facing or moving toward the west 2. [adv] - to, toward, or in the west 3. [n] - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees 4. [n] - British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) 5. [n] - United States film actress (1892-1980) 6. [n] - English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) 7. [n] - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River 8. [n] - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America
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  3. West
    West noun [ Anglo-Saxon west , adverb ; akin to Dutch west , German west , westen , Old High German westan , Icelandic vestr , Swedish vest , vester , vestan , Danish vest , vesten , and perhaps to Latin vesper evening, Greek .... ............. Confer Vesper , Visigoth .] 1. The point i …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/25

  4. West
    West adjective Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east and west line; a west wind blows from the west. « This shall be your west border.» Num. xxxiv. 6. West end ,
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/25

  5. West
    West adverb [ Anglo-Saxon west .] Westward.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/25

  6. West
    West intransitive verb 1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [ Obsolete] "The hot sun gan to west ." Chaucer. 2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/25

  7. West
    West adjective (Eccl.) 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.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/25

  8. west
    1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at right angles to that of north and south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the point directly opposite to east. "And fresh from the west is the …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?w

  9. west
    adjective situated in or facing or moving toward the west
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. west
    adverb to, toward, or in the west; `we moved west to Arizona`; `situated west of Boston`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. West
    Occident noun the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
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  12. west
    due west noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
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  13. West
    Benjamin West noun English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
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  14. West
    noun the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
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  15. West
    noun United States film actress (1892-1980)
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  16. West
    Dame Rebecca West noun British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. West
    `West` is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and at right angles to north and south. By convention, the left side of a map is west. To go west using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 270ð. West is the direction opposite that of the Earth's rotation on its axis, and is therefore the general ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West

  18. West
    `West` is most commonly a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and at right angles to north and south. By convention, the left side of a map is west. To go west using a compass for navigation, set a bearing or azimuth of 270ð. West is the direction opposite that of the Earth's rotation on its axis, and is therefore the general ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West

  19. West
    • (a.) 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. • (n.) The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  20. West
    West is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `from the west` West doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time West appeared In the top-1000 was 98 years ago, In 1910. It ranked #706 In that year. . 1880 was a `top year` for the name West. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #523. Our records go b
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/West

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