Synonyms of the word easterly


EASTERLYEAST - EASTER - EASTERN - WIND

easterly

  • n. (meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly…
  • adj. Facing the east; directed towards the east.
  • adj. Located towards the east.
  • adj. Coming from the east.
  • adv. In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
  • adv. From the east.

east

  • n. One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps;…
  • adj. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
  • adj. (meteorology) wind from the east.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
  • adj. From the East; oriental.
  • adj. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel.
  • adv. towards the east; eastwards.

easter

  • adj. (now regional) Eastern.

eastern

  • adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
  • adj. (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
  • adj. (loosely) Oriental.

wind

  • n. (countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or…
  • n. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
  • n. (countable, uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
  • n. News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (Used with catch, often in the past tense.).
  • n. (India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
  • n. (uncountable, colloquial) Flatus.
  • n. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.
  • n. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points,…
  • n. A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent…
  • n. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
  • n. A bird, the dotterel.
  • n. (boxing, slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary…
  • v. (transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
  • v. (transitive) To cause (someone) to become breathless, often by a blow to the abdomen.
  • v. (reflexive) To exhaust oneself to the point of being short of breath.
  • v. (Britain) To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.
  • v. (transitive) To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  • v. (transitive) To perceive or follow by scent.
  • v. (transitive) To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.
  • v. (transitive) To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.
  • v. (transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
  • v. (transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.
  • v. To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
  • v. (ergative) To travel, or to cause something to travel, in a way that is not straight.
  • v. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate;…
  • v. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
  • v. To cover or surround with something coiled about.
  • n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.

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