eastern

eastern is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries.
2. adjective. Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an eastern voyage.
3. adjective. from the east; used especially of winds

   "an eastern wind"

   "the winds are easterly"

   Synonyms: easterly

4. adjective. lying in or toward the east

   "the east side of New York"

   "eastern cities"

   Synonyms: easterly

5. adjective. lying toward or situated in the east

   "the eastern end of the island"

6. adjective. relating to or characteristic of regions of eastern parts of the world

   "Eastern Europe"

   "the Eastern religions"

7. adjective. of or characteristic of eastern regions of the United States

   "the Eastern establishment"

Synonyms

easterly

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in eastern:

earnest, nearest, sterane

Common word forms

easterner, easternly, easternize

Words from these letters

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