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US /ˈwɛs.tər/ UK /ˈwes.tə/
Freq #57521

Meanings

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to move or turn toward the... move westward
2 noun · a wind blowing from the west west windwesterly
3 adj · western or situated farther... westernwesterly
Opposites
Word family
Forms westering
Derived forms westering
Related forms westwesterly

Etymology

Formed from west and -er. The verb means 'move westward,' while the noun denotes a west wind and the adjective means western or more westerly.

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