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westerly |
Grep of noun westerly prevailing westerly westerly Overview of noun westerly The noun westerly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. prevailing westerly, westerly -- (the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth) Overview of adj westerly The adj westerly has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) westerly, western -- (lying in or toward the west) 2. westerly, western -- (of wind; from the west) 3. westbound, westerly, westward -- (moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers") Overview of adv westerly The adv westerly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) westerly -- (toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe) 2. westerly -- (from the west; "the wind blew westerly") Antonyms of adj westerly 3 senses of westerly Sense 1 westerly, western INDIRECT (VIA west) -> east Sense 2 westerly, western INDIRECT (VIA west) -> east Sense 3 westbound, westerly, westward INDIRECT (VIA west) -> east Similarity of adj westerly 3 senses of westerly Sense 1 westerly, western => west (vs. east) Sense 2 westerly, western => west (vs. east) Sense 3 westbound, westerly, westward => west (vs. east) Attributes of adj westerly Familiarity of adj westerly westerly used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj westerly northwesterly southwesterly westerly Overview of noun westerly The noun westerly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. prevailing westerly, westerly -- (the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth) Overview of adj westerly The adj westerly has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) westerly, western -- (lying in or toward the west) 2. westerly, western -- (of wind; from the west) 3. westbound, westerly, westward -- (moving toward the west; "westbound pioneers") Overview of adv westerly The adv westerly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) westerly -- (toward the west; "we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe) 2. westerly -- (from the west; "the wind blew westerly")
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