west

Adjective
  1. Situated in or facing or moving toward the west (synset 300827889)
    similar to:
Noun
  1. The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (synset 108700313)
    tells us about: western - relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
    is an instance of: region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
    has:
    • europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
    • north america - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
    • south america - a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
    same as: occident
  2. The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees (synset 113856598)
    is a type of: cardinal compass point - one of the four main compass points
    same as: due west, w, westward
  3. The region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River (synset 108700557)
    tells us about: western - of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River
    domain member region:
    • ghost town - a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)
    • butte - a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides
    • dry wash, wash - the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
    • sourdough - a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska)
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    specific instances: wild west - the western United States during its frontier period
    has:
    • santa fe trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
    • southwest, southwestern united states - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
    • northwest, northwestern united states - the northwestern region of the United States
    • west coast - the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California
    is a part of: america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
    same as: western united states
  4. The direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point (synset 113858335)
    is a type of: direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
  5. British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) (synset 111402393)
    is an instance of: author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    same as: cicily isabel fairfield, dame rebecca west, rebecca west
  6. United States film actress (1892-1980) (synset 111402273)
    is an instance of:
    same as: mae west
  7. English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) (synset 111402107)
    is an instance of: painter - an artist who paints
    same as: benjamin west
  8. A location in the western part of a country, region, or city (synset 108579372)
    is a type of: location - a point or extent in space
Adverb
  1. To, toward, or in the west (synset 400325301)
    "we moved west to Arizona"; "situated west of Boston"

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