East (IPA: /ˈist/)
| East (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. |
| 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. |
| East (n.) |
Formerly, the part of the United States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern, or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region east of the Mississippi River, esp. 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. |
| East (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. |
| East (adv.) |
Eastward. |
| East (v. i.) |
To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate. |
| East () |
Belonging to, or relating to, the East Indies. |
| East (n.) |
A native of, or a dweller in, the East Indies. |
| East |
One of the four cardinal directions |
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Protein-coding gene in the species Drosophila melanogaster |
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Region of Cameroon |
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Band |
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Constituency of the European Parliament |
| East Synonyms |
Eastern, Eastbound, Eastmost, Eastward, Eastside, Easternmost, Easterly |
| East Synonyms |
Due East, Eastward, E |
| East Synonyms |
Orient, East |
| East Synonyms |
Eastern United States, East |
| East (Last Name / Surname) |
East is the #2,843 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 12,684 people had that surname. |
| Spanish Translation |
East in Spanish is Este |
| Tagalog Translation |
East in Tagalog is Silangan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "it was a cardinal rule in the East not to show one's true feelings." - Anthony Burgess |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " (Extended Tagline) Once upon a time in the East . . ." - Omkara |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets." - The Lives of Others |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life." - New York City |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " From north to south, from east to west." - Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas |
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