Definitions of West:

• noun:   the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America
• noun:   the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
• noun:   English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
• noun:   United States film actress (1892-1980)
• noun:   British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
• noun:   the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
• adjective:   situated in or facing or moving toward the west
• adverb:   to, toward, or in the west

  Example: "We moved west to Arizona"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 1250 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #109)