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Noun west has 6 senses
- West, Occident - the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America
--1 is a kind of region
- west, due west, W - the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
--2 is a kind of cardinal compass point
- West, western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
--3 is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--3 is a part of
--3 has parts:
--3 has particulars: Wild West
- West, Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield - British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
--4 is a kind of writer, author
- West, Mae West - United States film actress (1892-1980)
--5 is a kind of actress; comedienne
- West, Benjamin West - English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
--6 is a kind of painter
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