easter

adjective1

1. •
   (dialect) Eastern.

   • In the mean while, as our apartment was a corner one, and looked both east and north, I ran to the easter casement to look after Drummond. — 1824

noun1

1. •
   An easterly wind (a wind blowing from the east); especially, a strong one; a storm of such winds.

   • A northeaster in one place may be an easter, a norther, or a souther in some other locality. — 1902

verb1

1. •
   To move toward the east.

   • Off Tilbury the Alcyone's topsail-yard was carried away just forward of the slings; she set a jib-headed one; at Thames Haven the wind eastered ... — 1871

noun6

1. •
   the day in spring on which Christians celebrate Jesus coming back to life after he was killed

   • We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.
2. •
   Eastertide (“the period from Easter to Whitsun”).
3. •
   A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara, celebrated at the vernal equinox or within the month of April; Eostre, Ostara.
4. •
   (UK, Ireland) Ellipsis of Easter term.
5. •
   (figurative, old-fashioned) Usually preceded by an inflection of make: the act of receiving the Eucharist during Easter.
6. •
   (no longer used) The Jewish Passover.

   • After two dayes folowed ester⸝ and the dayes of swete breed. And the hye prestꝭ [prestis] and scrybꝭ [scrybis] sought meanes⸝ howe they myght take hym [Jesus] by crafte and putt hym to deeth. — 1526

verb2

1. •
   To celebrate Easter.
2. •
   To spend the Easter season in some place.