| east | | |
| 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. |
| n. (location) | 2. 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) | 3. east, eastern united states | the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River. |
| ~ southeastern united states, southeast | the southeastern region of the United States. |
| ~ northeastern united states, northeast | the northeastern region of the United States. |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ east coast | the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.). |
| ~ appalachian mountains, appalachians | a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States. |
| n. (linkdef) | 4. east | the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point. |
| ~ direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind" |
| n. (location) | 5. east | a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| adj. | 6. east | situated in or facing or moving toward the east. |
| ~ eastbound, eastward | moving toward the east.; "eastbound trains" |
| ~ easterly, eastern | from the east; used especially of winds.; "an eastern wind"; "the winds are easterly" |
| ~ easterly, eastern | lying in or toward the east.; "the east side of New York"; "eastern cities" |
| ~ eastern | lying toward or situated in the east.; "the eastern end of the island" |
| ~ easternmost, eastmost | farthest to the east. |
| ~ eastside | of the eastern part of a city e.g. Manhattan.; "the eastside silk-stocking district" |
| adv. | 7. east | to, toward, or in the east.; "we travelled east for several miles"; "located east of Rome" |
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