Definition for East:

• That point of the heavens in the quarter where the sun rises, indicated by a line drawn at right angles to the meridian; one of the four cardinal points; the eastern parts of the earth, specially the countries which lie east of Europe.

Synonyms for East:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • east.
  •eastern (adjective)
  • more eastward,
  • on the east side of,
  • more easterly,
  • most eastward,
  • most easterly,
  • on east side of.
  •situated to the east (adjective)
  • gerontogeous,
  • oriental.

• n.

  •
  • commonwealth,
  • the Bible Belt,
  • canton,
  • cape cod,
  • colonia,
  • act,
  • the Cotton Belt,
  • costa,
  • commune,
  • the Corn Belt.
  •
  • climate,
  • the Arctic,
  • biome,
  • Central America,
  • the Antarctic,
  • australasia,
  • the Celtic fringe,
  • Atlantic Rim,
  • Asia-Pacific,
  • the Caribbean.
  •
  • cardinal point,
  • bearing.
  •
  • following,
  • gusty,
  • the Beaufort scale,
  • gale-force.
  •due east (noun)
  • due east.
  •east (noun)
  • easternmost,
  • eastern united states,
  • eastmost,
  • easterly,
  • eastward,
  • e,
  • eastside,
  • orient,
  • eastbound.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • north,
  • biting,
  • compass,
  • south,
  • northwest,
  • S.
  •
  • gentle.
  •
  • piercing,
  • penetrating,
  • cutting,
  • upper,
  • soft.
  •
  • keen.
  •
  • force.
  •
  • point,
  • high.
  •
  • light.

Paraphrases for East:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    easterly, eastward, eastern.
  • Proper noun, singular
    eastward, eastern.
  • Noun, plural
    eastwards.
  • Adverb
    easterly, eastward.
  • Verb, past tense
    eastern.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    eastern.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    eastern.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    Mideast, middle-east, north-east.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Mideast, middle-east, north-east.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, plural
    Palestinians, guides, TSES.
  • Proper noun, singular
    agreements, states, TSES, takes, actions, Sharks, Indies, Does, feels, Persons, Has, Forms, looks, makes, orient, awsat.
  • Noun, plural
    Tastes, presents, Rests, avenues, sets, settings, Researchers, Environments, highlights, uses, Cheeses, notes, concerns, causes, sources, officials, lies, stands, Bears, plans, owners, guides, offers, Vehicles, sounds, tools, Plays, states, aims, months, amounts, claims, modes, ranks, groups, runs, TSES, Does, feels, Has, Forms, looks, makes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    expresses, stands.
  • Verb, past tense
    makes.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    qualifies.

• Exclusion

  • Adjective
    west.
  • Proper noun, singular
    west.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    west.
  • Adverb
    west.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    south-east, southeastern, Timorese, northeastern, northeast.
  • Proper noun, singular
    south-east, southeastern, Timorese, northeastern, northeast.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    south-east, northeast.
  • Adverb
    northeast.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    southeastern, northeastern.
  • Verb, base form
    northeast.

Antonyms for East:

• adj.

  • all
    west.

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    western, westbound, westerly, westmost, westernmost, westward.

East Sentence Examples:

• I am going to find that east drive.

• " Well, it's a good country, and different from the East," he said.

Homophones for East:

• egg white, egoist, exode, Exsiccate, eightieth, eyesight, estate, ect, egest, eighth, eyeshot, Exegete, eased, exact, excused, escudo, esocidae, executed, eighty-two, exudate, escheat, equate, equity, esthete, exceed, exacta, excite, exocoetidae, eject, exist, echt, eyeshade, each day, eighty, excogitate, equisetatae, exquisite, est, excited, exocet, execute, equidae, exit, exude, exhaust hood, exhaust, exactitude, exhausted, ezed, egghead, essayist, exiguity, eight, equid, eight-day, eke out, eyeshadow, eye socket.

Hyponym for East:

• n.

  • linkdef
    direction.
  • location
    location.