East

East

East is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. East is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of west and is perpendicular to north and south.

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Famous quotes containing the word east:

    “Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.”
    —Irving Berlin (1888–1989)

    “Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “I’m glad we’ve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face.”
    —Elizabeth, Queen Mother (b. 1900)