East vs Est - What's the difference?
east | est |
One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.
* 1895 , , Jude the Obscure — In a few hours the birds come to it from all points of the compass – east, west, north, and south...
Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
(meteorology) wind from the east
Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
From the East; oriental.
towards the east; eastwards
(obsolete) Grace; favour.
* 2010 , Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits (page 49)
(Erhard Seminars Training), a course intended to promote satisfaction with life in the present moment, as opposed to strivings to attain it.
As a proper noun east
is (personification ) the wind from the east.As a noun est is
east.east
English
(wikipedia east)Noun
Coordinate terms
* (compass point) north, south, westDerived terms
(terms derived from east) * east by north * east by south * easterliness * easterly * eastern * easterner * easting * eastward * eastwardly * eastwards * northeast * north-northeast * southeast * south-southeastAdjective
(-)Synonyms
* (situated or lying in or towards the east) eastward * easterly * (of or pertaining to the east) eastern * (from the East) orientalAntonyms
* (situated or lying in or towards the east) westward * westerly * (of or pertaining to the east) westernAdverb
(-)Synonyms
* (towards the east) eastwardsAntonyms
* (towards the east) west. westwardsAnagrams
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Alternative forms
* (l)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(en-noun)Etymology 2
Adjective
(-)- Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker