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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees;
[syn: east, due east, eastward, E]

2. the countries of Asia;
[syn: East, Orient]

3. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River;
[syn: East, eastern United States]

4. the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point;

5. a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. situated in or facing or moving toward the east;


ADVERB (1)

1. to, toward, or in the east;
- Example: "we travelled east for several miles"
- Example: "located east of Rome"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

East \East\, adv. Eastward. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

East \East\, v. i. To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

East \East\ ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. ["o]st, ["o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. 'hw`s, "e`os, 'a`yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L. urere. [root]149, 288. Cf. Aurora, Easter, Sterling.] 1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise 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 which is toward the right hand of one who faces the north; the point directly opposite to the west. [1913 Webster] The east began kindle. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster] 2. The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea, Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East; the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the East. [1913 Webster] The gorgeous East, with richest hand, Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (U. S. Hist. and Geog.) Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent of the agriculture of the West. [1913 Webster] East by north, East by south, according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg] to the north or south, respectively, of the point due east. East-northeast, East-southeast, that which lies 221/2[deg] to the north or south of east, or half way between east and northeast or southeast, respectively. See Illust. of Compass. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

East \East\, a. 1. Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel; as, the east front of a cathedral. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

east adv 1: to, toward, or in the east; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome" adj 1: situated in or facing or moving toward the east [ant: west] n 1: the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees [syn: east, due east, eastward, E] 2: the countries of Asia [syn: East, Orient] 3: the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River [syn: East, eastern United States] 4: the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point 5: a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

EAST A Eureka project developing a software engineering platform. (1994-12-07)