| noun | a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development |
| noun | a sandwich made from a western omelet |
| adjective | relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts “the Western world” |
| adjective | of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River “a Western ranch” |
| adjective | lying toward or situated in the west “our company's western office” |
| adjective | of wind; from the west |
| westernize | verb | make western in character |
| westerly | noun | the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth |
| wester | noun | wind that blows from west to east |