| easterly | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. east wind, easter, easterly | a wind from the east. |
| ~ levanter | an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| adj. | 2. easterly, eastern | lying in or toward the east.; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities" |
| ~ east | situated in or facing or moving toward the east. |
| adj. | 3. easterly, eastern | from the east; used especially of winds.; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly" |
| ~ east | situated in or facing or moving toward the east. |
| adv. | 4. easterly | from the east.; "the winds blew easterly all night" |
| eastward | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. due east, e, east, eastward | the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees. |
| ~ cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points. |
| adj. | 2. eastbound, eastward | moving toward the east.; "eastbound trains" |
| ~ east | situated in or facing or moving toward the east. |
| adv. | 3. eastward, eastwards | toward the east.; "they migrated eastward to Sweden" |
| orient | | |
| n. (location) | 1. east, orient | the countries of Asia. |
| ~ asia | the nations of the Asian continent collectively. |
| ~ far east | a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia). |
| n. (location) | 2. eastern hemisphere, orient | the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia. |
| ~ old world | the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas. |
| ~ hemisphere | half of the terrestrial globe. |
| ~ africa | the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean. |
| ~ australia | the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean. |
| ~ eurasia | the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia. |
| v. (stative) | 3. orient, point | be oriented.; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| v. (perception) | 4. orient, orientate | determine one's position with reference to another point.; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ guide on, guide | use as a guide.; "They had the lights to guide on" |
| ~ reorient, reorientate | orient once again, after a disorientation. |
| v. (stative) | 5. orient | cause to point.; "Orient the house towards the West" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ stem | cause to point inward.; "stem your skis" |
| ~ orient, point | be oriented.; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" |
| v. (communication) | 6. orient | familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances.; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" |
| ~ familiarise, familiarize, acquaint | make familiar or conversant with.; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" |
| v. (change) | 7. orient, tailor | adjust to a specific need or market.; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| effulgence | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. effulgence, radiance, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine | the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. |
| ~ brightness | the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white. |
| ~ gleam, lambency, gleaming, glow | an appearance of reflected light. |
| ~ sheen, shininess, luster, lustre | the visual property of something that shines with reflected light. |
| ~ burnish, glossiness, polish, gloss | the property of being smooth and shiny. |
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