Real Dictionary

west
The west is the direction which you look towards in the evening in order to see the sun set.

West in American English
Benjamin1738-1820; Am. painter, in England after 1763
in, of, to, toward, or facing the west
the direction to the left of a person facing north; direction in which sunset occurs: it is properly the point on the horizon at which the center of the sun sets at the equinox
adjective: directed or proceeding toward the west
adverb: to, toward, or in the west
noun: a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the left when facing north, corresponding to the point where the sun is seen to set

west in British English
adjective: situated in, moving towards, or facing the west
adverb: in, to, or towards the west
noun: one of the four cardinal points of the compass, 270° clockwise from north and 180° from east

West in British English 1
adjective: of or denoting the western part of a specified country, area, etc
noun: the western part of the world contrasted historically and culturally with the East or Orient; the Occident

West in British English 2
noun: Benjamin. 1738–1820, US painter, in England from 1763

West. in American English
western