I. West /west/ noun

1. the West the western part of the world and the people that live there, especially Western Europe and North America:
the industrial countries of the West

2. the western part of the US
⇒ Midwest, West Coast

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II. West, Fred /fred/
(1941–95) a British man who was charged with sexually attacking and murdering several young women, including his own daughter, and then burying them under his home. He killed himself before his court case, but his wife, Rosemary West, was put in prison for helping him.

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III. West, Mae /meɪ/
(1892–1980) a US film actress, famous for being sexually attractive, whose films include She Done Him Wrong (1933) and I’m No Angel (1933). She is known especially for making clever, amusing remarks which are really about sex but which seem to have more than one meaning. She is supposed to have said ‘Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?’ She is remembered especially for saying ‘Come up and see me sometime’, although the words she actually used were ‘Why don’t you come up sometime and see me?’ ⇒ Mae West

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IV. West, Na‧than‧ael /nəˈθæŋjəl/
(1903–40) an American writer and screenwriter (=someone who writes plays for film) whose novels include The Dream Life of Balso Snell, Miss Lonelyhearts, and The Day of the Locust

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V. West, Rosemary
(1953–) a British woman who was charged with helping her husband, Fred West, murder several women. She was put in prison in 1996.

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VI. West, Tim‧o‧thy /ˈtɪməθi/
(1934–) a British film, television, and theatre actor, known especially for acting in serious plays.

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I. west¹ S1 W2 , West noun [singular, uncountable]
[Word Family: adjective: west, westerly, western, westbound, westernized, westward; noun: west, western, westerner, westerly, westernization; adverb: west, westward(s); verb: westernize]

1. the direction towards which the sun goes down, and which is on the left if you are facing north
from/towards the west
A damp wind blew from the west.
to the west (of something)
a village to the west of Brussels

2. the west the western part of a country or area:
There’s a slight chance of some sunshine in the west.
the west of
the west of the island

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II. west² , West adjective [only before noun] (written abbreviation W)
[Word Family: adjective: west, westerly, western, westbound, westernized, westward; noun: west, western, westerner, westerly, westernization; adverb: west, westward(s); verb: westernize]
[Language: Old English]

1. in the west or facing the west:
the west door of the church
farmers in West Africa

2. a west wind comes from the west

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III. west³ adverb (written abbreviation W)
[Word Family: adjective: west, westerly, western, westbound, westernized, westward; noun: west, western, westerner, westerly, westernization; adverb: west, westward(s); verb: westernize]

1. towards the west:
The route then heads west over Gerrick Moor.
west of
The walk starts at Alnham, six miles west of Bridge of Aln.
a west-facing window

2. out west to or in the western part of a country or area, especially the US:
The family moved out west to Kansas.

3. go west British English old-fashioned
a) to die – used humorously
b) to be damaged or ruined – used humorously

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