The direction opposite to the direction of the earth's axial rotation, The western part of the earth, especially Europe and the Western Hemisphere, The nations of North America and Europe with developed capitalist economies, especially in contrast to less-developed nations, adjective_ To, toward, of, facing, or in the west, Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a western direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the west, From the West; occidental, adverb_ Towards the west; westwards, Westward, In, from, or toward the west, intransitive verb_ To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or south toward the west, obsolete To pass to the west; to set, as the sun