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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: western - westwall</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="western"> western, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. toward the west. <DD> 2. from the west. <DD> 3. of or in the west. <DD>noun 1. (Informal.) a story, motion picture, or television show about life in the western part of the United States, especially cowboy life. <DD> 2. a westerner or Westerner. </DL> <A NAME="western"> Western, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or in the West part of the United States. <DD> 2. of or in the countries of Europe and America, especially as contrasted with those of Asia. <DD> 3. of or in North and South America. <DD> 4. (formerly) of or having to do with the non-Communist nations, especially those of western Europe and America. Ex. In international affairs the conference supported neither the Western nor the Communist bloc (Listener). <DD> 5. of or having to do with the Western Church. </DL> <A NAME="westernblot"> Western blot,<DL COMPACT><DD> a test for confirming the presence of the AIDS virus by spreading a blood sample on blotting paper that contains AIDS virus proteins of different sizes. If AIDS antibodies are present in the blood, they will stick to the particular proteins. </DL> <A NAME="westerncanadagoose"> western Canada goose, =white-cheeked goose.</DL> <A NAME="westerncatalpa"> western catalpa,<DL COMPACT><DD> a catalpa of the western United States, with light, soft, but durable wood, often cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its showy, white flowers; Shawneewood. </DL> <A NAME="westernchurch"> Western Church,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the part of the Catholic Church that acknowledges the pope as its spiritual leader and follows the Latin Rite; Roman Catholic Church. <DD> 2. the Christian churches of Europe and America, as a group; western Christendom. </DL> <A NAME="westerncivilization"> Western civilization,<DL COMPACT><DD> European and American civilization. </DL> <A NAME="westerndiamondbackrattlesnake"> western diamondback rattlesnake,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large rattlesnake found from Arkansas and Texas to California and nearby Mexico. </DL> <A NAME="westernempire"> Western Empire, =Western Roman Empire.</DL> <A NAME="westerner"> Westerner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person born or living in the western part of the United States. <DD> 2. (formerly) a person who lives in the non-Communist West. Ex. The French probably are happier than any other Westerners that the Soviet Union is willing to discuss a European settlement (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="westerner"> westerner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person born or living in the western part of any country. <DD> 2. a person belonging to a people or country of Europe or America; Occidental. </DL> <A NAME="westerngrebe"> western grebe,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large black and white grebe of western North America; swan grebe. </DL> <A NAME="westernhemisphere"> Western Hemisphere,<DL COMPACT><DD> the half of the world that includes North and South America. </DL> <A NAME="westernhemlock"> western hemlock,<DL COMPACT><DD> a large hemlock of the Pacific Northwest, used for lumber and pulp. </DL> <A NAME="westernise"> westernise, transitive verb, -ised, -ising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) westernize. </DL> <A NAME="westernism"> westernism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Also, Westernism. methods, customs, or traits peculiar to Western nations. Ex. To outward appearance, Japan's gloss of Westernism has deepened since the end of the Allied Occupation (New York Times). <DD> 2. a word, idiom, custom, or manner peculiar to people or life in the western United States. </DL> <A NAME="westernization"> westernization or Westernization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of making western or Western in habits, customs, or character. Ex. The process that is generally called the Westernization of Japan (Daily Chronicle). </DL> <A NAME="westernize"> westernize or Westernize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make western or Western in habits, customs, or character. Ex. [St. Petersburg] is as near to being Westernized as any Russian city can be without jukeboxes (Punch). noun westernizer, Westernizer. </DL> <A NAME="westernlarch"> western larch,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a large tree of North America with an orange-red, scaly bark, grown for its lumber; Oregon larch. <DD> 2. the wood of this tree. </DL> <A NAME="westernmost"> westernmost, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> farthest west; most westerly. </DL> <A NAME="westernocean"> Western Ocean,<DL COMPACT><DD> (in classical times) the Atlantic Ocean, west of the world then known. </DL> <A NAME="westernomelet"> Western omelet,<DL COMPACT><DD> an omelet filled with diced ham, onions, and green peppers. </DL> <A NAME="westernpaperbirch"> western paper birch,<DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of paper birch growing in western North America, eastern Canada, and New England. </DL> <A NAME="westernredcedar"> western red cedar,<DL COMPACT><DD> an evergreen of the northwestern United States and western Canada, valued for its wood. It is a kind of arbor vitae. </DL> <A NAME="westernroll"> western roll,<DL COMPACT><DD> a style of high jump in which the body is parallel to the crossbar at the height of the jump. </DL> <A NAME="westernromanempire"> Western Roman Empire,<DL COMPACT><DD> the western part of the Roman Empire after its division in A.D. 395; Western Empire. It ended with the forced abdication of the last Roman emperor in 476. </DL> <A NAME="westernsaddle"> Western saddle,<DL COMPACT><DD> a saddle with a high, curved pommel, to tie the end of a lariat to when roping cattle, so that the horse can pull against the steer; stock saddle. </DL> <A NAME="westernsandpiper"> western sandpiper,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small sandpiper that nests in Alaska and winters along the coasts of the United States south to northern South America. </DL> <A NAME="westernsandwich"> Western sandwich,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sandwich filled with a mixture of fried eggs, diced ham, onions, and green peppers. </DL> <A NAME="westerntanager"> western tanager,<DL COMPACT><DD> a tanager of western North America, the male of which has yellow underparts, a red face, and black back, tail, and wings; Louisiana tanager. </DL> <A NAME="westernxdisease"> western X-disease,<DL COMPACT><DD> a virus disease of peach and cherry trees, carried by a leaf hopper. </DL> <A NAME="westernyellowpine"> western yellow pine,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =ponderosa pine. <DD> 2. =Jeffrey pine. </DL> <A NAME="westernyew"> western yew, =Pacific yew.</DL> <A NAME="westgerman"> West German,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with former West Germany. <DD> 2. a native or inhabitant of former West Germany. </DL> <A NAME="westgermanic"> West Germanic,<DL COMPACT><DD> the division of Germanic consisting of English, Frisian, Dutch, and German. </DL> <A NAME="westhighlandwhiteterrier"> West Highland white terrier,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, white terrier of a breed originating in Scotland. </DL> <A NAME="westindian"> West Indian,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with the West Indies, a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean between Florida and South America. <DD> 2. a person born or living in the West Indies. </DL> <A NAME="westindiancherry"> West Indian cherry, =acerola.</DL> <A NAME="westindiancorkwood"> West Indian corkwood,<DL COMPACT><DD> a light, strong, porous wood; balsa. </DL> <A NAME="westing"> westing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the distance westward covered by a ship on any westerly course; movement to the west. </DL> <A NAME="westlin"> westlin, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) western; westerly. </DL> <A NAME="westm"> Westm.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Westminster. </DL> <A NAME="westmark"> westmark, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the Deutsche mark of former West Germany. </DL> <A NAME="westminster"> Westminster, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Informal.) Parliament, or the British government. Ex. The danger facing Westminster is that once released from the current tensions of a spring election, it will relapse into somnolence (Sunday Times). </DL> <A NAME="westnorthwest"> west-northwest, noun, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the point of the compass or the direction midway between west and northwest, two points or 22 degrees 30 minutes to the north of west. <DD>adj., adv. of, from, or toward the west-northwest. </DL> <A NAME="westoncell"> Weston cell,<DL COMPACT><DD> a cadmium-mercury electric cell used as a laboratory standard of voltage, producing a force of about 1.0190 volts. </DL> <A NAME="westphalian"> Westphalian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with Westphalia, a western province of Prussia (formerly a duchy, later, with larger territory, a Napoleonic kingdom). <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Westphalia. </DL> <A NAME="westphalianham"> Westphalian ham,<DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of hard smoked ham with a strong flavor, originally made in Westphalia. </DL> <A NAME="westpointer"> West Pointer,<DL COMPACT><DD> a student or graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. </DL> <A NAME="westsaxon"> West Saxon,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a member of the division of the Saxons in England south of the Thames and westward from Surrey and Sussex. <DD> 2. the dialect of Old English used by the West Saxons. <DD> 3. of, having to do with, or characteristic of the West Saxons or their speech. </DL> <A NAME="westsouthwest"> west-southwest, noun, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the point of the compass or the direction midway between west and southwest, two points or 22 degrees 30 minutes to the south of west. <DD>adj., adv. of, from, or toward the west-southwest. </DL> <A NAME="westralian"> Westralian, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with Western Australia or its people. <DD>noun a native or inhabitant of Western Australia. </DL> <A NAME="westvirginian"> West Virginian,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a native or inhabitant of West Virginia. <DD> 2. of or having to do with West Virginia. </DL> <A NAME="westwall"> Westwall, noun. =Siegfried Line.</DL> <A HREF="westward.dic">NEXT</A>