EAST
WordNet
adjective
(1) Situated in or facing or moving toward the east
adverb
(2) To, toward, or in the east
"We travelled east for several miles"
"Located east of Rome"
noun
(3) The countries of Asia
(4) The region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
(5) The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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: Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure — In a few hours the birds come to it from all points of the compass – east, west, north, and south...