west : Idioms & Phrases

• noun English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
  West.
  

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• noun the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
  

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• noun the islands in the West Indies that were formerly under British control, including the Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad
  

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• noun a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
  Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
  

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• noun state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
  Charleston.
  

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• noun British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
  West; Cicily Isabel Fairfield; Dame Rebecca West.
  

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• noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
  west; W; westward.
  

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• noun in a direction parallel with lines of latitude
  

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• noun the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France
  

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• noun the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
  St. Louis; Saint Louis.
  

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• noun a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico
  

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• noun United States film actress (1892-1980)
  West.
  
• noun an inflatable life jacket
  air jacket.
  

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• noun the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
  midwestern United States; Midwest.
  

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• noun the compass point that is midway between north and northwest
  NNW; north northwest.
  
• adverb to, toward, or in the north-northwest
  north-northwest.
  

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• noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
  NW; northwest; northwestward.
  
• adverb to, toward, or in the northwest
  northwest; nor'-west.
  

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• noun the compass point that is one point west of due north
  NbW.
  

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• adverb to, toward, or in the northwest
  northwest; nor'-west.
  

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• noun the compass point that is one point west of northwest
  NWbW.
  

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• noun British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
  West; Cicily Isabel Fairfield; Dame Rebecca West.
  

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• noun the compass point midway between south and southwest
  SSW; south southwest.
  
• adverb to, toward, or in the south southwest
  south-southwest.
  

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• noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
  southwestward; SW; southwest.
  

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• noun the compass point that is one point west of due south
  SbW.
  

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• noun a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
  Namibia; Republic of Namibia.
  

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• adverb to, toward, or in the southwest
  sou'west; southwest.
  

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• noun the compass point that is one point west of southwest
  SWbW.
  

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• noun a university in Morgantown, West Virginia
  

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• noun an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
  

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• noun a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa
  
• adjective of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of West Africa
  

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• noun an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
  

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• noun a state in eastern India
  

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• noun the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989
  

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• noun an inhabitant of West Berlin
  

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• noun the compass point that is one point north of due west
  WbN.
  

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• according to the notation of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 11¼° to the north or south, respectively, of the point due west.

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• noun the compass point that is one point south of due west
  WbS.
  

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• noun a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member
  

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• noun the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California
  

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• noun tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree
  Pacific hemlock; western hemlock; Tsuga heterophylla.
  

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• noun the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)
  

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• noun the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas
  

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• the fashionable part of London, commencing from the east, at Charing Cross.

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• noun a branch of the Germanic languages
  West Germanic.
  

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• noun a branch of the Germanic languages
  West Germanic.
  

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• noun a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
  Federal Republic of Germany.
  

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• noun small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland
  

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West` In"di*a, West` In"di*an (Also<

• West India
• West Indian

)

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1. Belonging or relating to the West Indies.

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• noun a native or inhabitant of the West Indies
  

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West` In"di*an

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1. A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies.

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• noun tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries
  acerola; Malpighia glabra; barbados cherry; Surinam cherry.
  
• noun acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C
  acerola; barbados cherry; surinam cherry.
  

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• noun tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
  Plumeria alba; pagoda tree.
  

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• noun West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
  Zanthoxylum flavum; satinwood.
  

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• noun a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
  milk pox; pseudovariola; Kaffir pox; pseudosmallpox; variola minor; Cuban itch; white pox; alastrim.
  

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• noun evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries
  Chiococca alba; blolly.
  

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• noun the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
  the Indies.
  

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• noun the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula
  

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• noun a dialect of Middle English
  

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• noun encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds
  

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• noun the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis
  West Nile encephalitis virus.
  

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• noun the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis
  West Nile encephalitis virus.
  

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• noun the compass point midway between west and northwest
  WNW.
  

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• that point which lies 22½° to the north or south of west, or halfway between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See Illust. of Compass.

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• noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
  Pakistan; Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
  

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• noun a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
  

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• noun United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy
  

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• noun an inhabitant of Wessex
  
• noun a literary dialect of Old English
  
• noun a dialect of Middle English
  Southwestern.
  

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• noun the side that is on the west
  

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• noun the compass point midway between west and southwest
  WSW.
  

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• noun a county in southern England on the English Channel
  

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• noun a dialect of Tocharian
  Kuchean; Kuchean dialect.
  

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• noun a state in east central United States
  WV; Mountain State.
  

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• noun a native or resident of West Virginia
  

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• noun wind that blows from west to east
  wester.
  

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• noun a metropolitan county in northern England
  

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• adjective satellite of a region of the United States usually including Colorado; Nevada; Utah
  

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• noun a resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City
  

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• noun the western United States during its frontier period
  

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• noun a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe
  Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
  

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