East
1East — ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e[ a]st; akin to D. oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw. ost, Dan. [ o]st, [ o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for ausosa), Gr. hw s, e os, a yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush to burn, L.… …
2East — East, a. 1. Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows from the east. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl.) Designating, or… …
3East — is a direction in geography. It is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points, opposite of west and at right angles to north and south. East is the direction toward which the Earth rotates about its axis, and therefore the general… …
4East — East, v. i. To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east; to orientate. [1913 Webster] …
5East — East, adv. Eastward. [1913 Webster] …
6East 17 — Infobox musical artist | Name = East 17 (a.k.a E 17) Img capt = Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|England London, England Genre = Pop, dance, Europop Years active = 1992 1999 2006 2008 Label = London Records Associated acts = URL =… …
7east — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English est, from Old English ēast; akin to Old High German ōstar to the east, Latin aurora dawn, Greek ēōs, heōs Date: before 12th century to, toward, or in the east II. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. situated …
8EAST — The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internal designation HT 7U) is an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. The experiment is being …
9east — See: DOWN EAST …
10east — See: DOWN EAST …
