east
/ēst/
noun
- the direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself."a gale was blowing from the east"
- the eastern part of the world or of a specified country, region, or town."a factory in the east of the city"
- the player sitting to the left of North and partnering West."East passes and you respond one heart"
adjective
- lying toward, near, or facing the east."the hospital's east wing"
- of or denoting the eastern part of a specified area, city, or country or its inhabitants."East Texas"
adverb
to or toward the east.
"traveling east, he met two men"
synonyms: to the east, eastward, eastwards, eastwardly
East
East is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Wikipedia
Azimuth: Ninety degrees
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5 days ago · The meaning of EAST is to, toward, or in the east. How to use east in a sentence.
adjective · directed or proceeding toward the east. · coming from the east: an east wind. · lying toward or situated in the east: the east side.
Adjective edit. east (not comparable). Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward. (meteorology) Blowing (as wind) from the east.
5 days ago · the direction from which the sun rises in the morning, opposite to the west, or the part of an area or country that is in this direction:.