Grep  of  noun  western 
  capital  of  western  samoa 
  country  and  western 
  southwestern 
  western 
  western  australia 
  western  australia  coral  pea 
  western  ax 
  western  axe 
  western  balsam  poplar 
  western  big-eared  bat 
  western  birch 
  western  black-legged  tick 
  western  blackberry 
  western  blind  snake 
  western  box  turtle 
  western  buttercup 
  western  chimpanzee 
  western  chokecherry 
  western  church 
  western  coral  snake 
  western  crab  apple 
  western  dewberry 
  western  diamondback 
  western  diamondback  rattlesnake 
  western  fence  lizard 
  western  gray  squirrel 
  western  hemisphere 
  western  hemlock 
  western  holly  fern 
  western  honey  mesquite 
  western  islands 
  western  isles 
  western  kingbird 
  western  ladies'  tresses 
  western  larch 
  western  lowland  gorilla 
  western  malayo-polynesian 
  western  meadowlark 
  western  mountain  ash 
  western  mugwort 
  western  narrow-mouthed  toad 
  western  omelet 
  western  paper  birch 
  western  pasqueflower 
  western  pipistrel 
  western  poison  oak 
  western  poppy 
  western  prince's  pine 
  western  ragweed 
  western  rattlesnake 
  western  red-backed  salamander 
  western  red  cedar 
  western  redbud 
  western  ribbon  snake 
  western  saddle 
  western  sahara 
  western  samoa 
  western  samoan  monetary  unit 
  western  sand  cherry 
  western  sandwich 
  western  saxifrage 
  western  silvery  aster 
  western  skink 
  western  spadefoot 
  western  tamarack 
  western  tanager 
  western  toad 
  western  wall  flower 
  western  wheatgrass 
  western  whiptail 
  western  white  pine 
  western  wood  pewee 
  western  yellow  pine 
  western  yew 
  westerner 
  westernisation 
  westernization 
 
  Overview  of  noun  western 
 
  The  noun  western  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  Western,  horse  opera  --  (a  film  about  life  in  the  western  US  during  the  period  of  exploration  and  development) 
  2.  western,  western  sandwich  --  (a  sandwich  made  from  a  western  omelet) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  western 
 
  The  adj  western  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  western  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  regions  of  western  parts  of  the  world;  "the  Western  Hemisphere";  "Western  Europe";  "the  Western  Roman  Empire") 
  2.  (10)  westerly,  western  --  (lying  in  or  toward  the  west) 
  3.  (3)  western  --  (of  or  characteristic  of  regions  of  the  United  States  west  of  the  Mississippi  River;  "a  Western  ranch") 
  4.  (1)  western  --  (lying  toward  or  situated  in  the  west;  "our  company's  western  office") 
  5.  westerly,  western  --  (of  wind;  from  the  west) 
  6.  country,  folk,  hillbilly,  western  --  ((of  music)  characteristic  of  rural  life) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  western 
 
  6  senses  of  western 
 
  Sense  1 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
  =>  Asian,  oriental 
  =>  orient 
 
  Sense  2 
  westerly,  western 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  west)  ->  east 
 
  Sense  3 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
 
  eastern  (vs.  western) 
  =>  east-central 
  =>  middle  Atlantic,  mid-Atlantic 
  =>  northeastern 
  =>  southeastern 
 
  Sense  4 
  western 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  west)  ->  east 
 
  Sense  5 
  westerly,  western 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  west)  ->  east 
 
  Sense  6 
  country(postnominal),  folk(postnominal),  hillbilly,  western(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  nonclassical)  ->  classical 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  western 
 
  6  senses  of  western 
 
  Sense  1 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
  =>  occidental,  Hesperian 
 
  Sense  2 
  westerly,  western 
  =>  west  (vs.  east) 
 
  Sense  3 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
  =>  southwestern 
  =>  midwestern 
  =>  northwestern 
  =>  west-central 
 
  Sense  4 
  western 
  =>  west  (vs.  east) 
 
  Sense  5 
  westerly,  western 
  =>  west  (vs.  east) 
 
  Sense  6 
  country(postnominal),  folk(postnominal),  hillbilly,  western(postnominal) 
  =>  nonclassical  (vs.  classical) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  western 
 
  2  of  6  senses  of  western 
 
  Sense  1 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
  =>  West,  occident 
 
  Sense  3 
  western  (vs.  eastern) 
  =>  West 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  western 
 
  western  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  western 
  midwestern 
  northwestern 
  southwestern 
  western 
  westernmost 
 
  Overview  of  noun  western 
 
  The  noun  western  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  Western,  horse  opera  --  (a  film  about  life  in  the  western  US  during  the  period  of  exploration  and  development) 
  2.  western,  western  sandwich  --  (a  sandwich  made  from  a  western  omelet) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  western 
 
  The  adj  western  has  6  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  western  --  (relating  to  or  characteristic  of  regions  of  western  parts  of  the  world;  "the  Western  Hemisphere";  "Western  Europe";  "the  Western  Roman  Empire") 
  2.  (10)  westerly,  western  --  (lying  in  or  toward  the  west) 
  3.  (3)  western  --  (of  or  characteristic  of  regions  of  the  United  States  west  of  the  Mississippi  River;  "a  Western  ranch") 
  4.  (1)  western  --  (lying  toward  or  situated  in  the  west;  "our  company's  western  office") 
  5.  westerly,  western  --  (of  wind;  from  the  west) 
  6.  country,  folk,  hillbilly,  western  --  ((of  music)  characteristic  of  rural  life) 

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