noun🔗ShareOne of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E."The school is located in the east of the city. "geographydirectionworldnauticalpointessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSituated or lying in or towards the east; eastward."The sun rises in the east every morning. "geographydirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWind from the east"The east wind made it chilly this morning. "weatherdirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or pertaining to the east; eastern."The sun rises in the east. "directiongeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFrom the East; oriental."My grandmother told me stories about her east Asian childhood. "directiongeographyworldessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDesignating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel."the east front of a cathedral"architecturereligionbuildingdirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareTowards the east; eastwards"The sun rises east. "directiongeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading