wester C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈwɛs.tər/ UK /ˈwes.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #57521 Meanings 1 verb to move or turn toward the west The sun began to wester behind the mountains. 2 noun a wind blowing from the west A cold wester swept across the open fields. 3 adj western or situated farther west They followed the wester road toward the coast. 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 eastereastern 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. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wester **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwɛs.tər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwes.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 57521 ## Meanings 1. to move or turn toward the west 2. a wind blowing from the west 3. western or situated farther west ## Examples - The sun began to wester behind the mountains. - A cold wester swept across the open fields. - They followed the wester road toward the coast. ## Synonyms - move westward - west wind - western ## Antonyms - easter - eastern ## Derived Forms - westering ## Related Forms - west - westerly ## 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. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown