Definitions for the word "east" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. adv.
Eastward.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
1 a point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes. B compass point corresponding to this. C direction in which this lies. 2 (usu. The east) a countries to the east of europe. B states of eastern europe. 3 eastern part of a country, town, etc. adj. 1 towards, at, near, or facing the east. 2 from the east (east wind). adv. 1 towards, at, or near the east. 2 (foll. By of) further east than. to the east (often foll. By of) in an easterly direction. [old english]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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