- (n.) 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.
- (n.) Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, especially the Eastern or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, especially 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.
- (adv.) Eastward.
- (v.i.) To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.
- (a.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
- (a.) Designating or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel; as, the east front of a cathedral.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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