east
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,275 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,431 times across 191,625 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees also: due east, eastward, E
- the countries of Asia also: Orient
- the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River also: eastern United States
- the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
- a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
adjective
- situated in or facing or moving toward the east
adverb
- to, toward, or in the east we travelled east for several mileslocated east of Rome
east in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Wise Men of the East V. The Flight into Egypt VI.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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And that strange light There in the east, it brightens all the night!
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Aye, you may roar!--but if I sit here till Aurora appears in the east, you won't catch me winking.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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These lonely dwellings of the trader are scattered far and wide over the whole continent—north, south, east, and west.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1
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East and west and south and north 10 The messengers ride fast, And tower and town and cottage Have heard the trumpet's blast.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1