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New English :: Westlandgate
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westurn.html - (Politics) see -gate |
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Traditional English :: west
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westurn.html - n., adj., & adv. --n. 1 a the point of the horizon where the sun sets at the equinoxes (cardinal point 90ш to the left of north). b the compass point corresponding to this. c the direction in which this lies.
2 (usu. the West) a European in contrast to Oriental civilization. b the non-Communist States of Europe and N. America. c the western part of the late Roman Empire. d the western part of a country, town, etc.
3 Bridge a player occupying the position designated 'west'. --adj. 1 towards, at, near, or facing west.
2 coming from the west (west wind). --adv. 1 towards, at, or near the west.
2 (foll. by of) further west than. go west sl. be killed or destroyed etc. West Bank a region west of the River Jordan assigned to Jordan in 1948 and occupied by Israel since 1967. West Country the south-western counties of England. West End the entertainment and shopping area of London to the west of the City. West Indian 1 a native or national of any island of the West Indies.
2 a person of West Indian descent. West Indies the islands of Central America, including Cuba and the Bahamas. west-north- (or south-) west the direction or compass-point midway between west and north-west (or south-west). West Side US the western part of Manhattan. [OE f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: westbound
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westurn.html - adj.
travelling or leading westwards. |
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Traditional English :: westering
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westurn.html - adj.
(of the sun) nearing the west. [wester (v.) ME f. WEST] |
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Traditional English :: westerly
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westurn.html - adj., adv., & n. --adj. & adv.
1 in a western position or direction.
2 (of a wind) blowing from the west. --n. (pl. -ies) a wind blowing from the west. [wester (adj.) f. OE westra f. WEST] |
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Traditional English :: western
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westurn.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west.
2 lying or directed towards the west.
3 (Western) of or relating to the West (see WEST n. 2). --n. a film or novel about cowboys in western North America. Western Church the part of Christendom that has continued to derive its authority, doctrine, and ritual from the popes in Rome. Western hemisphere the half of the earth containing the Americas. Western roll a technique of turning the body over the bar in high-jumping. westernmost adj. [OE westerne (as WEST, -ERN)] |
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