eastern

 
  Grep  of  noun  eastern 
  eastern  catholicism 
  eastern  chimpanzee 
  eastern  chinquapin 
  eastern  chipmunk 
  eastern  church 
  eastern  coral  snake 
  eastern  cottontail 
  eastern  cottonwood 
  eastern  cricket  frog 
  eastern  dasyure 
  eastern  fence  lizard 
  eastern  flowering  dogwood 
  eastern  fox  squirrel 
  eastern  gray  squirrel 
  eastern  ground  snake 
  eastern  hemisphere 
  eastern  hemlock 
  eastern  hop  hornbeam 
  eastern  indigo  snake 
  eastern  kingbird 
  eastern  lowland  gorilla 
  eastern  malayo-polynesian 
  eastern  meadowlark 
  eastern  narrow-mouthed  toad 
  eastern  orthodox  church 
  eastern  pasque  flower 
  eastern  pipistrel 
  eastern  poison  oak 
  eastern  red-backed  salamander 
  eastern  red  cedar 
  eastern  roman  empire 
  eastern  samoa 
  eastern  silvery  aster 
  eastern  sioux 
  eastern  spruce 
  eastern  standard  time 
  eastern  time 
  eastern  turki 
  eastern  white  pine 
  eastern  woodrat 
  easterner 
 
  Overview  of  adj  eastern 
 
  The  adj  eastern  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  eastern  --  (lying  toward  or  situated  in  the  east;  "the  eastern  end  of  the  island") 
  2.  (1)  eastern  --  (of  or  characteristic  of  eastern  regions  of  the  United  States;  "the  Eastern  establishment") 
  3.  (1)  easterly,  eastern  --  (lying  in  or  toward  the  east;  "the  east  side  of  NY";  "eastern  cities") 
  4.  eastern  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  regions  of  eastern  parts  of  the  world;  "the  Eastern  Hemisphere";  "Eastern  Europe";  "the  Eastern  religions") 
  5.  easterly,  eastern  --  (from  the  east;  used  especially  of  winds;  "an  east  wind";  "the  winds  are  easterly") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  eastern 
 
  5  senses  of  eastern 
 
  Sense  1 
  eastern 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  east)  ->  west 
 
  Sense  2 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
  =>  southwestern 
  =>  midwestern 
  =>  northwestern 
  =>  west-central 
 
  Sense  3 
  easterly,  eastern 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  east)  ->  west 
 
  Sense  4 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
  =>  occidental,  Hesperian 
 
  Sense  5 
  easterly,  eastern 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  east)  ->  west 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  eastern 
 
  5  senses  of  eastern 
 
  Sense  1 
  eastern 
  =>  east  (vs.  west) 
 
  Sense  2 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
  =>  east-central 
  =>  middle  Atlantic,  mid-Atlantic 
  =>  northeastern 
  =>  southeastern 
 
  Sense  3 
  easterly,  eastern 
  =>  east  (vs.  west) 
 
  Sense  4 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
  =>  Asian,  oriental 
  =>  orient 
 
  Sense  5 
  easterly,  eastern 
  =>  east  (vs.  west) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  eastern 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  eastern 
 
  Sense  2 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
  =>  East 
 
  Sense  4 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
  =>  East,  orient 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  eastern 
 
  eastern  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  eastern 
  eastern 
  eastern  orthodox 
  easternmost 
  northeastern 
  southeastern 
 
  Overview  of  adj  eastern 
 
  The  adj  eastern  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  eastern  --  (lying  toward  or  situated  in  the  east;  "the  eastern  end  of  the  island") 
  2.  (1)  eastern  --  (of  or  characteristic  of  eastern  regions  of  the  United  States;  "the  Eastern  establishment") 
  3.  (1)  easterly,  eastern  --  (lying  in  or  toward  the  east;  "the  east  side  of  NY";  "eastern  cities") 
  4.  eastern  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  regions  of  eastern  parts  of  the  world;  "the  Eastern  Hemisphere";  "Eastern  Europe";  "the  Eastern  religions") 
  5.  easterly,  eastern  --  (from  the  east;  used  especially  of  winds;  "an  east  wind";  "the  winds  are  easterly") 

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