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Word: West
Speech Type: Noun
Old English west, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German west, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek hesperos, Latin vesper ‘evening’
wɛst
the direction towards the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes, on the left-hand side of a person facing north, or the part of the horizon lying in this direction
Short Definition:direction towards point of horizon where sun sets at equinoxes, on left-hand side of person
Examples:- the evening sun glowed from the west
- a patrol aimed to create a diversion to the west of the city
the western part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town
Short Definition:western part of world or of specified country
Examples:- it will become windy in the west
the player sitting to the right of North and partnering East
Short Definition:player sitting to right of North and partnering East
Examples:- West butts in with a bid of three spades
Word: West
Speech Type: Adjective
wɛst
lying towards, near, or facing the west
Short Definition:lying towards, near, or facing west
Examples:- the west coast
of or denoting the western part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants
Short Definition:of western part of specified area
Examples:- West Africa
Word: West
Speech Type: Adverb
wɛst
to or towards the west
Short Definition:to or towards west
Examples:- he faced west and watched the sunset
- the accident happened a mile west of Bowes
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