Word Meaning

east definition and meaning

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. 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.
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.
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.
adv. Eastward.
v. i. To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.

Crossword clues for east

- A direction
- Bearing
- Cardinal point
- Compass direction
- Compass point
- Dili’s ... Timor
- Direction
- Direction Elijah took from Eastwood
- Direction taken by each saint?
- Direction to take cooking dish from peasant
- Each street heads for the Orient
- New York river
- Orient
- Point to Manhattan’s river
- Point to the right? 
- Sunrise direction
- The Orient
- Where the sun rises