west
English Thesaurus
1. a location in the western part of a country, region, or city (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | location, |
| definition | : | a point or extent in space (noun.tops) |
2. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | region, |
| definition | : | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | europe, |
| definition | : | the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | north america, |
| definition | : | a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | south america, |
| definition | : | a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
| attribute | : | western, |
| definition | : | relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts (adj.all) |
3. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River (noun.location)
| instance hyponym | : | wild west, |
| definition | : | the western United States during its frontier period (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | santa fe trail, |
| definition | : | a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | southwest, southwestern united states, |
| definition | : | the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado (noun.location) |
| part holonym | : | west coast, |
| definition | : | the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California (noun.location) |
| attribute | : | western, |
| definition | : | of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River (adj.all) |
| domain member region | : | ghost town, |
| definition | : | a deserted settlement (especially in western United States) (noun.location) |
| domain member region | : | butte, |
| definition | : | a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | dry wash, wash, |
| definition | : | the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) (noun.object) |
| domain member region | : | sourdough, |
| definition | : | a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) (noun.person) |
4. English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | painter, |
| definition | : | an artist who paints (noun.person) |
5. United States film actress (1892-1980) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | actress, |
| definition | : | a female actor (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | comedienne, |
| definition | : | a female comedian (noun.person) |
6. British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
7. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees (noun.linkdef)
8. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | direction, |
| definition | : | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves (noun.linkdef) |
9. situated in or facing or moving toward the west (adj.all)
| similar | : | western, |
| definition | : | lying toward or situated in the west (adj.all) |
| similar | : | westside, |
| definition | : | of the western part of a city (adj.all) |
10. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location)
| derivation | : | hesperian, occidental, |
| definition | : | denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere (adj.all) |
11. situated in or facing or moving toward the west (adj.all)
| antonym | : | east, |
| definition | : | situated in or facing or moving toward the east (adj.all) |
12. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location)
| derivation | : | hesperian, occidental, |
| definition | : | denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere (adj.all) |
13. situated in or facing or moving toward the west (adj.all)
| antonym | : | east, |
| definition | : | situated in or facing or moving toward the east (adj.all) |
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