East definition
East is a noun meaning "the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees." It has 5 meanings, as a noun, an adjective and an adverb, listed below with an example sentence.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective, adverb
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
East as a noun
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
Same sense: due east, eastward
the direction corresponding to the eastward cardinal compass point
a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
East as an adjective
situated in or facing or moving toward the east
East as an adverb
to, toward, or in the east
"we travelled east for several miles"
Synonyms and antonyms
- due east
- eastward
Opposite: west.
How to say east
East has 1 syllable and rhymes with least. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with east
- least
- released
- increased
- priest
- beast
- southeast
- northeast
- decreased
- deceased
- feast
- ceased
- yeast
EAST in word games
- Scrabble
- 4
- Words With Friends
- 4
- Anagrams
- 7
Is EAST a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check EAST in the word checker, or unscramble EAST to see its 7 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.