east

Adjective

• situated in or facing or moving toward the east

Adverb

• to, toward, or in the east
  • we travelled east for several miles
    
  • located east of Rome
    

Noun

• a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city

• the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point

• the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River

• the countries of Asia

• the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  East , eastern United States , Orient , due east , eastward , E