West(a.) 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.
West(adv.) Westward.
West(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 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.
West(n.) A country, or region of country, which, with regard to some other country or region, is situated in the direction toward the west.
West(n.) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it having been discovered by sailing westward from Europe; the Occident.
West(n.) Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article.
West(v. i.) To pass to the west; to set, as the sun.
West(v. i.) To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west.
Westing(n.) The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north.
Westness(n.) The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.
Westness(n.) A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season.
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