east

Universal Words noun, adjective, adverb noun [U,sing.] (abbreviation E) 1 (usually the east) the direction that you look towards to see the sun rise; one of the four main points of the COMPASS: Which way is east? * A gale was blowing from the east. * a town to the east of (= further east than) Chicago compareNORTH, SOUTH, WEST 2 (also East) the eastern part of a country, region or city: I was born in the East, but now live in San Francisco. 3 (the East) the countries of Asia, especially China, Japan and India 4 (the East) (in the past) the Communist countries of Eastern Europe: East-West relations adjective [onlybeforenoun] 1 (also East) (abbreviation E) in or towards the east: East Africa * They live on the east coast. 2 an east wind blows from the east compareEASTERLY adverb towards the east: The house faces east.