west adj : situated in or facing or moving toward the west [ant: east] (noun)
1: the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America [syn: West, Occident]
2: the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees [syn: [[due west]], W]
3: the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River [syn: West, western United States]
4: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: West, [[Rebecca West]], Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield]
5: United States film actress (1892-1980) [syn: West, [[Mae West]]]
6: English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) [syn: West, [[Benjamin West]]] adv : to, toward, or in the west; "we moved west to Arizona"