westerly
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
Types & categories
- west wind hypernym
Related & opposite
- westerly derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of wind; from the west
Related & opposite
- west wind derivation
- prevailing westerly derivation
- west similar to
Sense 3 adverb
toward the west
we began to steer away westerly
Related & opposite
- west derived from
Sense 4 adjective
moving toward the west
westbound pioneers
Related & opposite
- west similar to
Sense 5 adverb
from the west
the wind blew westerly
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | westerly |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | west wind |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | west wind |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prevailing westerly |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | west |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | west |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | west |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | easterly |
| 5 | derived from | Related & opposite | west |