noun

1. 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. Abbreviated as E.

adjective

1. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.

2. Wind from the east

3. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.

Synonyms: oriental, easterly, eastern, eastward

adverb

1. Towards the east; eastwards

Synonyms: eastwards