- east - situated in or facing or moving toward the east
Antonyms: west, westbound, westward, westerly, western, westernmost, westmost, westside
- east, due east, E - the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
--1 is a kind of cardinal compass point
- East, Orient - the countries of Asia
--2 is a kind of Asia
--2 has parts: Far East - East, eastern United States - the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River
--3 is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--3 is a part of
--3 has parts:United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. Southeast, southeastern United States; Northeast, northeastern United States; Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains; Appalachians, Appalachian Mountains