(west) noun
1. The point of the compass at which the sun sets at the equinox, directly opposite east. See COMPASS CARD.
2. Any direction, region, or part of the horizon near that point.
—the West
1. The countries lying west of Asia and Turkey; the Occident.
2. The western hemisphere, discovered by explorers sailing westward from Europe.
3. The Western Roman Empire.
4. In the United States: a Formerly, the region west of the Allegheny Mountains. b The region west of the Mississippi, especially the northwestern part of this region.
—adjective
1. To, toward, facing, or placed in the west; western.
2. Coming from the west: the west wind.
3. Designating or located in that part of a church directly opposite the altar.
—adverb In or toward the west; in a westerly direction.
—go West, young man Go settle in the unsettled western regions of the United States, a land of little competition and unusual opportunity: advice usually attributed to Horace Greeley. [OE]

(west), Benjamin,
1738–1820, American painter.
—Rebecca
Pseudonym of Cicily Isabel Fairfield, born 1892, English novelist and critic.